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<p>Like other pre-colonial socio-economic formations, the profession of prostitution underwent a dramatic change in Bengal soon after the British take-over. <b>Under the Raj</b> explores the world of the prostitute in nineteenth century Bengal. It traces how, from the peripheries of pre-colonial Bengali rural society, they came to dominate the center-stage in Calcutta, the capital of British India--thanks to the emergence of a new clientele brought forth by the colonial order.<br> Sumanta Banerj
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- Author
- Banerjee, Sumanta
- Publisher
- New York: Monthly Review Press
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781583670354
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Sociology, Psychology
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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