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Memsahib's writings : colonial narratives on Indian women / edited by Indrani Sen.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--India--Social life and customs--19th century.
- Women.
- Women authors, English--19th century--Relations with women.
- Women authors, English.
- Purdah--India.
- Purdah.
- Relations with women.
- Manners and customs.
- India.
- Physical Description:
- xxix, 313 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi : Orient Longman, 2008.
- Contents:
- Nautchgirls
- Religions, regions, class and caste
- Female attire
- Princely women
- Wet-nurses and ayahs
- Purdah
- Social evils and social reform
- Health in the zenana
- Female education
- Faithful Indian wife
- Indian woman - white man
- Purdah parties
- The new Indian woman
- The Indian 'Gaze'
- Glossary
- Biographical notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Glossary: p. [286]-289.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [298]-307) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9788125033141
- 8125033149
- OCLC:
- 263065515
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