Prostitution, race, and politics
Subtitle: policing veneral disease in the British Empire
By: Philippa Levine.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 490
Subjects: Prostitution -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History.; Sexually transmitted diseases -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History.; British -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Sexual behavior.; British -- Diseases -- Great Britain -- Colonies.; Great Britain -- Colonies -- Social policy.; Great Britain -- Colonies -- Race relations.
Description: While most agree that Contagious Diseases (CD) ordinances were put in place primarily to protect the health of British soldiers, a closer examination reveals that the laws were not just about the control of VD but also 'a conscious instrument of colonial dominance'.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.