Phillips Sex, politics and empire

A postcolonial geography
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-5261-1845-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, Band 60, 264 Seiten

Reihe: Studies in Imperialism

Thie books investigates controversies surrounding prostitution, homosexuality and the age of consent in the British Empire, and draws conclusions about the importance of sex as a nexus of imperial power relations. It will be of particular interest to academics and students in Geography, History, Postcolonial Criticism and Gender/Sexuality Studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Phillips, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Sexualpsychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Introduction: Mapping the tyranny
1. Spreading political knowledge: English newspapers, correspondents, travellers
2. Provincialising European sexuality politics: the age of consent in India
3. Colonial departures: Australian activists on the age of consent and prostitution
4. Heterogeneous imperialism: deciding against regulation in West Africa
5. Generative margins: introducing a stronger form of regulation in Bombay
6. Drawing distinctions: Richard Burton’s interventions on sex between men
7. Experimental and creative places: Creole interventions in Sierra Leone
Conclusion: Fields of understanding and political action
References

Über Autor(innen)

Richard Phillips is a Senior Lecturer in Geography at the University of Liverpool