western women and South Asia during British colonial rule
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Jayawardena, Kumari
- Publish Year
- 1995
- Shelfmark
- O AZ 1L 1995 - B
- Thesaurus
- kolonialisme, missie, liefdadigheid, levende godsdiensten, socialisme, witte vrouwen, Brits, India, Verenigd Koninkrijk, 19e eeuw, 1850-1899, 20e eeuw, 1900-1949, biografische gegevens
- Description
- The author re-evaluates the Western women who lived and worked in South Asia during the period of British rule. She tells the stories of many well-known women, including Katherine Mayo, Helena Blavatsky, Annie Besant, Madeleine Slade, and Mirra Richard and highlights the stories of women whose names have been forgotten. In the course of this telling, Jayawardena raises the issues of race, class, and gender which are part of current debates among feminists throughout the world.