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

Description

Main Author

Puri, Jyoti

Language(s)

English

Published

©2016.
London : Knowledge Unlatched, c2016.
Durham, N.C., : Duke University Press, c2016.

Subjects

Gay & Lesbian Studies.
Politics.
Sodomy > Sodomy / Law and legislation.
Sodomy > Sodomy / Law and legislation > Sodomy / Law and legislation / India.
Homosexuality > Homosexuality / Law and legislation.
Homosexuality > Homosexuality / Law and legislation > Homosexuality / Law and legislation / India.
Homosexuality > Homosexuality / Law and legislation > Homosexuality / Law and legislation / India.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Criminal justice, Administration of / India.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Criminal justice, Administration of / India.

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.

Note

Also issued in print and PDF version.

Physical Description

1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations, figures, tables.

ISBN

9780822374749 (e-ISBN)
9780822360438 (pbk-ISBN)
9780822360261 (print-ISBN)

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