Situates women at the centre of the practices and policies of British imperialism. 'A fascinating and fluently written narrative of Anglo-India, making a lively and perceptive contribution to the burgeoning academic literature on gender and empire' --Barbara Bush, Reader in Imp…
A unique book on Kerala's cultural history and impact of women's education as seen in their writings (1898-1938).
Extrait de la couverture : "[This document] offers an innovative iinterpretation of the role that gender played in defining the Indian state during the colonial and postcolonial eras. Focusing on both British and Indian literary texts - primarily novels - produced between 1857 a…
Gender & caste
by Rao, Anupama
fromIssues in contemporary Indian feminism (London, England)
The family was at the center of intense debates about identity, community, and nation in colonial Tamil Nadu, India. Emerging ideas about love, marriage, and desire were linked to caste politics, the colonial economy, and nationalist agitation. In the first detailed historical s…
