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ISBN: PB: 9780857426154

Seagull Books

September 2019

256 pp.

22.9x15.2 cm

PB:
£25,00
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Dangerous Outcast

The Prostitute in Nineteenth-Century Bengal

"Dangerous Outcast" traces prostitution in Bengal from precolonial times through the arrival of the British, examining how the profession was reordered to suit British desires. Drawing on nineteenth-century popular and folk culture, Sumanta Banerjee also makes impressive use of both standard archival records and a surprisingly substantial body of writing by prostitutes themselves, including voices often cast out of the historical record.

About the Author

Sumanta Banerjee is a cultural historian who specializes in research into popular culture, particularly of the colonial period. He is the author of many books, including "The Parlour and the Streets: Elite and Popular Culture in Nineteenth Century Calcutta" and "Dangerous Outcast: The Prostitute in Nineteenth Century Bengal", both published by Seagull Books.