Under the Raj: Prostitution in Colonial Bengal by Sumanta Banerjee

Under the Raj: Prostitution in Colonial Bengal

Sumanta Banerjee

238 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

emotional informative slow-paced
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Like other pre-colonial socio-economic formations, the profession of prostitution underwent a dramatic change in Bengal soon after the British take-over. Under the Raj explores the world of the prostitute in nineteenth century Bengal. It traces ho...

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