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Women of the Raj /

Looking at Britain's involvement in India over three and a half centuries, but particularly the period of empire from the 1850s to 1947, the author recreates the role of the women of the Raj from their own letters and memoirs, from novels, and from interviews with survivors. The text is complem...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: MacMillan, Margaret, 1943-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson, 1988.
Subjects:
British > India > History.
Women > India > History.
India > Social life and customs.
Britanniques > Inde > Histoire.
Femmes > Inde > Histoire.
Inde > Mœurs et coutumes.
British
Manners and customs
Women
India
Koloniale periode.
Vrouwen.
Sociale geschiedenis.
British > India
Women > Great Britain
Women > India
India > Social life and customs
Indiennes > Inde > Conditions sociales.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Conditions sociales.
India > Britons > Social life, history
History
Books.
Description
Summary:Looking at Britain's involvement in India over three and a half centuries, but particularly the period of empire from the 1850s to 1947, the author recreates the role of the women of the Raj from their own letters and memoirs, from novels, and from interviews with survivors. The text is complemented by a wide-ranging selection of contemporary illustrations--Synopsis from Amazon UK site.
Physical Description:256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-244) and index.
ISBN:0500014205
9780500014202