Sex and Sensibility
Richard Blechynden's Calcutta Diaries, 1791-1822
Seiten
2011
OUP India (Verlag)
978-0-19-807511-0 (ISBN)
OUP India (Verlag)
978-0-19-807511-0 (ISBN)
This book along with its companion (Sentiment and Self) uses Richard Blechynden's diaries to present an account of everyday life in early colonial Bengal. It deals with issues like sexuality, concubines and dynamics of households in colonial Bengal.
Richard Blechynden was a surveyor, architect, and builder in early colonial Bengal. This volume and its companion (Sentiment and Self) use 80 volumes of his diaries and other archival material along with anecdotes, extracts, and stories to recreate histories of everyday life.
While Sentiment and Self explores issues like interactions between Europeans and Indians, race and tolerance, this volume focuses on the position of women, especially concubines, or bibis and their sexual and emotional relationships; the social milieu of the early empire; dynamics of household; contexts for cross-cultural contact and misunderstanding; the complexities of class, culture, and race; and the overlapping public and private life. It examines the domestic life, personal sensibilities, and private and public persona of the main diarist, Richard Blechynden.
This book will interest scholars and students of modern Indian history, gender studies, cultural studies, and British Imperialism, as well as those interested in biographies.
Richard Blechynden was a surveyor, architect, and builder in early colonial Bengal. This volume and its companion (Sentiment and Self) use 80 volumes of his diaries and other archival material along with anecdotes, extracts, and stories to recreate histories of everyday life.
While Sentiment and Self explores issues like interactions between Europeans and Indians, race and tolerance, this volume focuses on the position of women, especially concubines, or bibis and their sexual and emotional relationships; the social milieu of the early empire; dynamics of household; contexts for cross-cultural contact and misunderstanding; the complexities of class, culture, and race; and the overlapping public and private life. It examines the domestic life, personal sensibilities, and private and public persona of the main diarist, Richard Blechynden.
This book will interest scholars and students of modern Indian history, gender studies, cultural studies, and British Imperialism, as well as those interested in biographies.
Peter Robb is former Pro-Director, Head of the Department of History, and Chair of the Centre of South Asian Studies.
PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; BLECHYNDEN FAMILY TREE; GLOSSARY; APPENDIX 5.1. A NARRATIVE FROM DIARY ENTRIES RELATING TO MARY WALKER; NOTES; INDEX
| Verlagsort | New Delhi |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 147 x 222 mm |
| Gewicht | 456 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Briefe / Tagebücher |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-807511-1 / 0198075111 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-807511-0 / 9780198075110 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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