Empire and Sexuality: The British ExperienceA study of British imperial history, intended for those who are interested in exploring the underlying realities of British expansion on the world stage. This book deals specifically with sex and its effect on the Empire. |
Contents
Sexual imperatives | 25 |
The British home base | 56 |
Empire and sexual opportunity | 88 |
The sexual life of the Raj | 115 |
Prostitution and Purity | 137 |
Chastity and the Colonial Service | 157 |
Missionary confrontations | 182 |
race sex and empire | 200 |
Bibliography | 218 |
Glossary226 | 226 |
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