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The 'incumberances' : British women in India, 1615-1856 /

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In 1615, the Directors of the East India Company saw only two roles that women might play in India - either they would encumber what the Company was about or they could be spiritual emotional supports for the men to whom they were attached. Ultimately, they would play both roles but also carve out t...

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Main Author: Mickelson-Gaughan, Joan, 1940- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
East India Company.
East India Company
British > India > History.
Women > India > Social conditions.
Great Britain > Colonies > Asia > Administration > History.
Britanniques > Inde > Histoire.
Femmes > Inde > Conditions sociales.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Asie > Administration > Histoire.
British
British colonies
Colonies > Administration
Women > Social conditions
Asia
India
Electronic books.
History
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