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Ribbons among the Rajahs : a history of British women in India before the Raj / Patrick Wheeler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wheeler, Patrick, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--India--History--18th century.
- Women.
- Women--Great Britain--History--18th century.
- British--India--Social life and customs.
- British.
- History.
- India.
- Manners and customs.
- India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 246 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword History, 2017.
- Summary:
- Explores the social history of the forgotten European women of the early colonial period, Argues how there was greater fusion of European and Indian cultures existing before imperial times, Examines themes such as the effects of the subservience of women to the needs of men and the risk to life of time then spent in India, and the vulnerability of children, Extensively researched, the author draws upon letters, diaries and other records written by the British women living in India during this time Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Voyage 12
- Chapter 2 Arrival and Establishment 38
- Chapter 3 The Pioneer Women 55
- Chapter 4 Housewife and Household 79
- Chapter 5 Society and Propriety 103
- Chapter 6 Dine and Wine 133
- Chapter 7 Leisure, Pleasure and Endeavour 155
- Chapter 8 Indian Impressions 190
- Chapter 9 Health and Death 206.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781473893276
- 1473893275
- OCLC:
- 993041838
- Publisher Number:
- 99973602823
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