Courtly Indian Women in Late Imperial India
Download or Read eBook Courtly Indian Women in Late Imperial India PDF written by Angma Dey Jhala and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Angma Dey Jhala |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 255 |
| Release | : 2015-10-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781317314448 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1317314441 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Courtly Indian Women in Late Imperial India by : Angma Dey Jhala
Book excerpt: Examines the political worldview of courtly and royal women in India during the late colonial and post-Independence period. This book offers a history of the zenana, which served as the 'women's courts' or 'female quarters of the palace', where women lived behind pardah in seclusion.
