Author: | Angma Dey Jhala | ISBN: | 9781317314431 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | October 6, 2015 |
Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
Author: | Angma Dey Jhala |
ISBN: | 9781317314431 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Publication: | October 6, 2015 |
Imprint: | Routledge |
Language: | English |
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.
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.