Coming of age in Nineteenth - century India :
Lal Ruby
Coming of age in Nineteenth - century India : The girl-child and the art of playfulness / Ruby Lal - 1st ed. 2013 - New Delhi. Cambridge University Press; 2013. - 229 p . ; hardbound 14x22cm
List of photos
List of maps
Acknowledgements
Note on Transliteration, Translation and citations
Prelude: Opening the door
1. Texts, spaces, histories
2. The woman of the forest
3. The woman of the school
4. The woman of the household
5. The woman of the rooftops
A retrospect: In pursuit of playfulness
" This extraordinary portrait of young women in nineteenth century North India begins with a vivid and moving conversations with an elderly woman whose memories stretch back over many decades. That intimate personal tone continues to animate the feisty and imaginative women that Ruby Lal found in neglected archives and brought to life for us.
978-1-107-04591-0
305.23520954 / LAL
Coming of age in Nineteenth - century India : The girl-child and the art of playfulness / Ruby Lal - 1st ed. 2013 - New Delhi. Cambridge University Press; 2013. - 229 p . ; hardbound 14x22cm
List of photos
List of maps
Acknowledgements
Note on Transliteration, Translation and citations
Prelude: Opening the door
1. Texts, spaces, histories
2. The woman of the forest
3. The woman of the school
4. The woman of the household
5. The woman of the rooftops
A retrospect: In pursuit of playfulness
" This extraordinary portrait of young women in nineteenth century North India begins with a vivid and moving conversations with an elderly woman whose memories stretch back over many decades. That intimate personal tone continues to animate the feisty and imaginative women that Ruby Lal found in neglected archives and brought to life for us.
978-1-107-04591-0
305.23520954 / LAL