Royal Patronage, Power and Aesthetics in Princely India.

Investigating the aesthetics of the Zenana - the women's courts or female quarters of the palace - this study discusses the history of architecture, fashion, jewellery and cuisine in princely Indian states during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jhala, Angma Dey
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Pickering & Chatto Publishers, 2011.
Colección:Empires in perspective.
Temas:
1800-1999
Royal houses > India > History > 20th century.
Royal houses > India > History > 19th century.
Princesses > India > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Princesses > India > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Maisons royales > Inde > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Maisons royales > Inde > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Princesses > Inde > Mœurs et coutumes > 20e siècle.
Princesses > Inde > Mœurs et coutumes > 19e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Courts and courtiers
Royal houses
India > Court and courtiers > History > 20th century.
India > Court and courtiers > History > 19th century.
India
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Dholpur Jewellery Dispute; 2. Trans-Regional Chefs, Kitchens and Cookbooks; 3. The Tawai'f and the Maharani; 4. The Pardah Princess; Epilogue; Notes; Works Cited; Index.

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