The Comforts of Home - 2nd Edition by Luise White (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This history is . . . the first fully-fleshed story of African Nairobi in all of its complexity which foregrounds African experiences. Given the overwhelming white dominance in the written sources, it is a remarkable achievement.--Claire Robertson, <i>International Journal of African Historical Studies </i> <p/>White's book . . . takes a unique approach to a largely unexplored aspect of African History. It enhances our understanding of African social history, political economy, and gender studies. It is a book that deserves to be widely read.--Elizabeth Schmidt, <i>American Historical Review </i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>This book is about the history of prostitution in a city in British colonial Africa. Nairobi, women saw prostitution as a reliable means of capital accumulation, not as a despicable fate or a temporary strategy. Indeed, whether a woman invested in urban real estate for herself or bought goats for her father did not seem to have been a personal or a cultural decision. The work of prostitutes was family labor.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Luise White</b> is assistant professor of history at the University of Minnesota. <br>
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