Author: TUSON, PENELOPE
Title: The Queen's Daughters : an Anthology of Victorian Feminist Writings on India, 1857-1900 / Edited by Penelope Tuson
Description: Reading : Ithaca Press 1996. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 341 pages; Description: 341 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Women social reformers --India. Women missionaries & Philanthropists --India. Summary: In the 30 years following 1857 a wealth of material written by women on India emerged. This anthology illustrates the progression of imperialist and feminist attitudes and includes the writings of Josephine Butler. Millicent Fawcet. Dorothea Beale. Mary Carpenter. Flora Annie Steel. Annette Ackroyd Beveridge. Florence Nightingale. Harriet Martineau and Annie Besant. These texts include evaluations of Indian social history and Indian women. while on a different level they provide an insight into the perspectives and cultural backgrounds of the writers themselves.ISBN: 0863721877. Weight in Kg appr.:

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