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January 1, 1990 0226895076 978-0226895079 1
"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, International Journal of African Historical Studies

"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, American Historical Review

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Luise White is assistant professor of history at the University of Minnesota.

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  • Paperback: 300 pages
  • Publisher: University Of Chicago Press; 1 edition (January 1, 1990)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0226895076
  • ISBN-13: 978-0226895079
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #506,842 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Still state-of-the-art African history after 10 years., November 2, 1999
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"The Comforts of Home" is a major work on Africa by any standard. By analyzing "prostitution" as domestic labor & tying it to urban history, White breaks new ground, avoiding the moralizing outlooks common to many studies of the subject. The book also displays the value of Africanists' interdisciplinary approach to history, especially in using evidence, not least because of her remarkable oral data collected under very demanding conditions. This book deserved, & won, the 1991 Herskovits Prize for best book from the African Studies Association. It is consistently readable and intellectually challenging.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A tad boring., July 23, 1999
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This review is from: The Comforts of Home: Prostitution in Colonial Nairobi (Paperback)
An interesting topic knowing Nairobi, however after the first couple of chapters the books gets rather boring.
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This book is about the history of prostitution in a city in British colonial Africa. Read the first page
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malaya women, watembezi prostitution, watembezi form, malaya woman, malaya prostitution, watembezi prostitutes, wartime watembezi, malaya prostitutes, malaya form, wartime prostitutes, wartime prostitution, male labor power, municipal estates, native housing, independent accumulation, daytime visits, native location, oral data
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Shauri Moyo, World War, Mau Mau, River Road, East African, Quarry Road, Government Road, Medical Department, Luo Union, Tabitha Waweru, Amina Hali, Margaret Githeka, Zaina Kachui, Asha Mohammed, Indian Bazaar, Wanjira Ng'ang'a, Central Province, Kayaya Thababu, Sara Waigo, Memorial Hall, Racecourse Road, Wambui Murithi, Beatrice Nyambura, Elizabeth Kamya, Medical Officer of Health
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