Memsahibs abroad : writings by women travellers in nineteenth century India / Indira Ghose
By: Ghose, Indira.
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TextPublisher: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2002Description: 298 p. ill.ISBN: 0195663845.Subject(s): Social conditions | Women travelers -- IndiaDDC classification: 915.404 G427M 2002 Summary: "This is an anthology that contains some of the most lively and fascinating memsahibs of the Raj anxious to see 'the real India'. The most exciting aspect of this book is that it salvages long-forgotten writings by Englishwomen travelling in India - writings that are perceptive, amusing and of historical value - and which have long been out of print." "This collection covers the entire nineteenth century - from the early days of the 'fishing fleets' of women in search of eligible husbands, to the halcyon days of the Raj at the turn of the century. It is a body of writings from which emerge the variety among Englishwomen in India, the obsessions and fantasies of the colonial mind, and the experience of those who lived as the private half of the rulers of India. A key section covers their visits to zenanas and their encounters with Indian women."
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"This is an anthology that contains some of the most lively and fascinating memsahibs of the Raj anxious to see 'the real India'. The most exciting aspect of this book is that it salvages long-forgotten writings by Englishwomen travelling in India - writings that are perceptive, amusing and of historical value - and which have long been out of print." "This collection covers the entire nineteenth century - from the early days of the 'fishing fleets' of women in search of eligible husbands, to the halcyon days of the Raj at the turn of the century. It is a body of writings from which emerge the variety among Englishwomen in India, the obsessions and fantasies of the colonial mind, and the experience of those who lived as the private half of the rulers of India. A key section covers their visits to zenanas and their encounters with Indian women."
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