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This work explores the sexual attitudes and activities of those who ran the British Empire. The study explains the pervasive importance of sexuality in the Victorian Empire, both for individuals and as a general dynamic in the working of the system.

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Problems and approaches; sexual imperatives; the British home-base; empire and sexual opportunity; sexual life of the Raj; prostitution and purity; chastity and the colonial service; missionary confrontations; conclusion - race, sex and empire.

Empire and Sexuality British Experience Studies

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 11/21/1991 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719025051, 978-0719025051
      ISBN10: 0719025052

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This work explores the sexual attitudes and activities of those who ran the British Empire. The study explains the pervasive importance of sexuality in the Victorian Empire, both for individuals and as a general dynamic in the working of the system.

      Table of Contents
      Problems and approaches; sexual imperatives; the British home-base; empire and sexual opportunity; sexual life of the Raj; prostitution and purity; chastity and the colonial service; missionary confrontations; conclusion - race, sex and empire.

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