Women of the Raj
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The apparent glamour of the Indian Raj continues to fascinate long
after the British quit the subcontinent. But along with the beauty
of the Indian landscape and the privilege of servants and holidays
in hill stations, British women in that vanished world faced
challenges and fears that came from being an alien ruling minority.
These women were at the heart of the imperial enterprise. It was
their role to support the men’s work, raise the children and
attempt to replicate British society thousands of miles from home.
They struggled in the face of heat, illness, loneliness and boredom
as well as different customs, languages and religions. The
distinguished historian and bestselling author Margaret MacMillan,
drawing on letters and memoirs, novels and interviews, brings
vividly to life their experiences – humdrum, extraordinary,
light-hearted, tragic – at the height of the Raj, from the 1850s to
Indian independence in 1947.Table of ContentsPreface to the New
Edition • Introduction • 1. The Voyage Out • 2. First Impressions •
3. The Society of the Exiles • 4. The Land of Exile • 5. Facts of
Life • 6. Women in Danger • 7. Courtship and Marriage • 8.
Children: Outposts of Empire • 9. Housekeeping • 10. Social Life
and Amusements • 11. On Holiday • 12. Unconventional Women
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Margaret MacMillan ,
Thames & Hudson
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Margaret MacMillan,
Thames & Hudson
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