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Author Shah, Svati Pragna, 1970-

Title Street corner secrets : sex, work, and migration in the city of Mumbai / Svati P. Shah.

Publication Info. Durham : Duke University Press, 2014.

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Location Call No. Status
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  306.74 S525S    Check Shelf
Description xviii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series Next wave : new directions in women's studies
Next wave (Duke University Press)
Contents Day wage labor and migration : making ends meet -- Sex, work, and silence from the construction workers' naka -- Sex work and the street -- Red-light districts, rescue, and real estate -- Conclusion: agency, livelihoods, and spaces.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Prostitutes -- India -- Mumbai.
Prostitution -- India -- Mumbai.
Rural-urban migration -- India -- Mumbai.
Women -- Employment -- India -- Mumbai.
Prostitutes. (OCoLC)fst01079535
Prostitution. (OCoLC)fst01079562
Rural-urban migration. (OCoLC)fst01101940
Women -- Employment. (OCoLC)fst01176715
India -- Mumbai. (OCoLC)fst01802300
ISBN 9780822356899 (cloth: alkaline paper)
0822356899 (cloth: alkaline paper)
9780822356981 (paperback : alkaline paper)
0822356988 (paperback : alkaline paper)
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