She-Merchants, Buccaneers and Gentlewomen. British Women in India, Paperback - Katie Hickman

An extraordinary and illuminating book that tells the incredible stories of the first British women to set foot in India - 250 years before the Raj.

Reducere. "As much fun as the English language will permit."--New York Times Book Review on The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels Just when you thought it ...

Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Ipshita NathNumber of pages: 496Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 149 x 223 x 40Cover type: Hardba...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): India HoltonNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 128 x 198 x 25Cover type: Paperback / soft...

A new edition of this vivid cultural and social history of the daughters, sisters, mothers and wives of the men at the centre of a daring imperiali...

The extraordinary, dramatic story of the women of the American west: the women who crossed the plains and the mountains in covered wagons, the indi...

A rich picture of commercial life among the British Catholic merchants operating in the Atlantic and Mediterranean at the end of the Stuart era.

Small Town Capitalism in Western India: Artisans, Merchants, and the Making of the Informal Economy, 1870–1960 - Douglas E. Haynes

Publisher: UtilpublishingNumber of pages: 228Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 17Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): Isidoros Kr...

The aim of this book is to analyze the nature of European and North American firms' business experience in India with a particular emphasis on unde...

DescriptionIndia is the fastest-growing trillion dollar economy in the world and poised to be the sixth largest economy in the world, overtaking th...

This book critically analyses land laws in India. It undertakes an extensive survey of existing legislations and discusses issues such as land refo...

Publisher: University of Arizona PressNumber of pages: 205Publication date: 2001Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera farmecul lecturii si al...

Reducere. Lloyd and Sonia are two building blocks on a mission to save their friends from the dreaded Garica Family Yard Sale. But when they arrive in India,...

This book focuses on women's human rights in India. Drawing on case studies, it provides a clear overview of the key sources on gender and rights i...

This book explores the paradox of women's paid and unpaid work in India. It examines key themes including historical discourses, macroeconomic poli...

DescriptionThe real estate industry is growing at a phenomenal rate and is the second largest employer in India after agriculture. Having attained ...

Introduces India's environment laws to readers interested in law, contemporary politics, development studies, sociology, anthropology, political ec...

Reducere. DescriptionFor many of us, when we hear about India and its culture, we immediately think of yoga and the Indian greeting, "Namaste." Wouldn't it b...

In this #OwnVoices book inspired by the author's hometown of Chennai, India, a girl explores the vibrant rainbow of delights in a southern Indian s...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdIllustration(s): 10 Halftones, black and white; 2 Tables, black and white; 10 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber o...

DescriptionExplore the beauty of India's undiscovered gems India has some of the world's most beautiful gemstones: especially when it comes to flaw...

India has a wide diversity of birdlife, comprising 1, 211 species, of which 75 are endemic, making the country a richly rewarding destination for b...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Rajesh (Assistant Professor, Science Technology and International Affairs School of Foreign Servic...

Dancing to an Indian Tune; an Education in India tells the story of an English woman's life-changing experiences as a student of Indian religion an...

Reducere. 'Elegant, lucid and funny, this book will appeal to as many readers as there are desires.'--Shohini Ghosh'The history of desire in India, ' writes ...

Looking back to the evolution of foreign aid during the Cold War, David C. Engerman invites us to recognize the strategic thinking at the heart of ...

Presents Madhur Jaffrey's memoir of her childhood in India. With recipes drawn from memories of dinners, lunches, breakfasts, weddings, and picnics...

Publisher: Cornell University PressAuthor(s): Dwaipayan BanerjeeIllustration(s): 9 Halftones, black and whiteNumber of pages: 288Publication date: ...

Balloons, parachutes, aeroplanes, gliders, airships -the extraordinary personal tales of the women who led the way in early British aviation!Publis...

Drawing on a multi-method study, from the late-nineteenth century to the present, of the stark variations in educational and health outcomes within...