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The Comforts of Home: Prostitution in Colonial Nairobi

The Comforts of Home: Prostitution in Colonial Nairobi
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Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
Average Customer Rating: Average rating of 4.0/5Average rating of 4.0/5Average rating of 4.0/5Average rating of 4.0/5Average rating of 4.0/5

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.7420967625
EAN: 9780226895079
ISBN: 0226895076
Label: University Of Chicago Press
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 300
Publication Date: 1990-01-01
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Studio: University Of Chicago Press

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Editorial Reviews:

"This history is . . . the first fully-fleshed story of African Nairobi in all of its complexity which foregrounds African experiences. Given the overwhelming white dominance in the written sources, it is a remarkable achievement."—Claire Robertson, International Journal of African Historical Studies

"White's book . . . takes a unique approach to a largely unexplored aspect of African History. It enhances our understanding of African social history, political economy, and gender studies. It is a book that deserves to be widely read."—Elizabeth Schmidt, American Historical Review



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Summary: Still state-of-the-art African history after 10 years.
Comment: "The Comforts of Home" is a major work on Africa by any standard. By analyzing "prostitution" as domestic labor & tying it to urban history, White breaks new ground, avoiding the moralizing outlooks common to many studies of the subject. The book also displays the value of Africanists' interdisciplinary approach to history, especially in using evidence, not least because of her remarkable oral data collected under very demanding conditions. This book deserved, & won, the 1991 Herskovits Prize for best book from the African Studies Association. It is consistently readable and intellectually challenging.

Customer Rating: Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5
Summary: A tad boring.
Comment: An interesting topic knowing Nairobi, however after the first couple of chapters the books gets rather boring.


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