Sexual States : Governance and the Struggle over the Antisodomy Law in India

Sexual States : Governance and the Struggle over the Antisodomy Law in India /

In Sexual States Jyoti Puri uses the example of the recent efforts to decriminalize homosexuality in India to show how the regulation of sexuality is fundamentally tied to the creation and enduring existence of the Indian state. This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world thro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Puri, Jyoti (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, ©2016.
Series:Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies.
Subjects:
Criminal justice, Administration of > India.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Homosexuality > Law and legislation > India.
Homosexuality > Law and legislation.
Sodomy > Law and legislation > India.
Sodomy > Law and legislation.
Political science.
Gay & Lesbian Studies.
Politics, Practical.
Homosexuality.
Monosexuality.
Sexual offenses laws.
Sexual orientation.
Sodomy laws.
Online Access:Connect to this title online
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Summary:In Sexual States Jyoti Puri uses the example of the recent efforts to decriminalize homosexuality in India to show how the regulation of sexuality is fundamentally tied to the creation and enduring existence of the Indian state. This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world through Knowledge Unlatched.
Physical Description:1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations, figures, tables.
Also issued in print and PDF version.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780822360261
9780822360438
9780822374749

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