Chaste wives and prostitute sisters: patriarchy and prostitution among the Bedias of India / Ajuja Agrawal

By:

Agrawal, Anuja

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Routledge, 2008. New Delhi:Description: xii, 251 pISBN:

9780415430777

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DDC classification:

306.740954 AGR-C

Contents:

1. Prostitution as "Tradition" -- 2. The Making of a Bedia Prostitute -- 3. Bedia Women and "Love Marriage" -- 4. Prostitution as Family Economy -- 5. Prostitution and the Indolence of Bedia Men -- 6. Prostitution and the Marriage Economy -- 7. The Morality of the Bedia Economy -- Conclusion : Patriarchy and Prostitution

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Library, SPAB D-2	Non Fiction	306.740954 AGR-C (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	007228

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1. Prostitution as "Tradition" --
2. The Making of a Bedia Prostitute --
3. Bedia Women and "Love Marriage" --
4. Prostitution as Family Economy --
5. Prostitution and the Indolence of Bedia Men --
6. Prostitution and the Marriage Economy --
7. The Morality of the Bedia Economy --
Conclusion : Patriarchy and Prostitution

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