Atiya's journeys a Muslim woman from colonial Bombay to Edwardian Britain
This narrative moves away from formulaic European travelogues by Indian men and places particular emphasis on 'everyday' activities of women and subaltern classes. Alongside lively accounts of local elites and prominent Indians abroad, Atiya provides descriptions of their clothing, meals,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Delhi
Oxford University Press
2010, 2010
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This narrative moves away from formulaic European travelogues by Indian men and places particular emphasis on 'everyday' activities of women and subaltern classes. Alongside lively accounts of local elites and prominent Indians abroad, Atiya provides descriptions of their clothing, meals, servants, homes and mannerisms |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 307 p. ill |
| ISBN: | 9780199080441 |