Indian Sex Life: Sexuality and the Colonial Origins of Modern Social Thought PDF
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indian sex life Indian Sex Life sexuality and the colonial origins of modern social thought durba mitr a prince ton university press princet on & oxford Copyright © 2020 by Prince ton University Press Published by Prince ton University Press 41 William Street, Prince ton, New Jersey 08540 6 Oxford Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1TR press . princeton . edu All Rights Reserved ISBN 9780691196343 ISBN (pbk.) 9780691196350 British Library Cataloging- in- Publication Data is available Editorial: Eric Crahan and Thalia Leaf Production Editorial: Sara Lerner Cover Design: Pamela Schnitter Production: Merli Guerra Publicity: Alyssa Sanford and Julia Hall Copyeditor: Anne Sanow This book has been composed in Arno Printed on acid- free paper. ∞ Printed in the United States of Amer i ca 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Dr. Rupa Chattopadhyay Mitra contents Introduction Excess, a History 1 1 Origins Philology and the Study of Indian Sex Life 23 2 Repetition Law and the Sociology of Deviant Female Sexuality 62 3 Circularity Forensics, Abortion, and the Evidence of Deviant Female Sexuality 99 4 Evolution Ethnology and the Primitivity of Deviant Female Sexuality 133 5 Veracity Life Stories and the Revelation of Social Life 176 Afterword 203 Acknowl edgments 209 Notes 215 Bibliography 255 Image Credits 277 Index 279 vii indian sex life
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