Coralie Younger

Broschiertes Buch

Wicked Women Of The Raj

European Women Who Broke Society Rules And Married Life

Beschreibung

Except for the odd woman captured by pirates and sold into a Mughal harem, the first European women to enter India owed their presence to the Portuguese, in the 16th century, and later to the East India Company -- in the expectation that they would marry and provide solace to lonely European traders and merchants. During India's cold weather sea...

Autor

Coralie Younger is a dedicated Indophile having spent a large part of her life travelling and living in India. A native of Australia, she earned a PhD in Indian History from the University of Sydney and co-authored a biography of Molly Fink, a woman from her country who married an Indian maharajah in the early twentieth century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 259g
• ISBN-13: 9788172234546
• ISBN-10: 8172234546
• Artikelnr.: 42304354