| Contents |
Introduction: prostitution and the law in Bombay -- The colonial state, law, and sexuality -- A failed experiment? The Contagious Diseases Acts in Bombay -- Racial stratification and the discourse of trafficking -- Akootai's death: subaltern Indian brothel workers -- Abolition and nationalism -- Conclusion: the failed promise of laws: contemporary reflections. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008053779 |
| ISBN | 9780816651375 (hc : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 081665137X (hc : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780816651382 (pb : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0816651388 (pb : alk. paper) |
