Governing prostitution in colonial Delhi: from cantonment regulations to international hygiene (1864-1939)

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Governing prostitution in colonial Delhi: from cantonment regulations to international hygiene (1864-1939)

This article explores the social and governmental geographies of colonial Delhi, India. It seeks contrasts and comparisons between two periods in the city's history. The first period is delimited by the ‘Mutiny’ of 1857 and the transfer of the capital of British India to the city in 1911. The s...

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Main Author:	Legg, Stephen
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis 2009
Subjects:	Prostitution Delhi colonial India hygiene venereal
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48358/

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