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Sex and sensibility : Richard Blechynden's Calcutta diaries, 1791-1822
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robb, Peter, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- British--Diaries--18th century--India--Kolkata.
- British.
- British--History--Family relationships--19th century--India--Kolkata.
- British--History--Family relationships--India--Kolkata.
- Blechynden, Richard, 1760-1822--Diaries.
- Blechynden, Richard.
- Kolkata (India)--Social life and customs--18th century.
- Kolkata (India).
- Kolkata (India)--Social life and customs--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 260 p.) : ill.
- Other Title:
- Sex and sensibility
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This title along with its companion, 'Sentiment and Self', uses Richard Blechynden's diaries to present an account of everyday life in early colonial Bengal. It deals with issues like sexuality, concubines and dynamics of households in colonial Bengal.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-908859-4
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