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Travel Culture, Travel Writing and Bengali Women, 1870–1940
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Travel Culture, Travel Writing and Bengali Women, 1870–1940
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This book chronicles travel writings of Bengali women in colonial
India and explores the intersections of power, indigeneity, and the
representations of the ‘self’ and the ‘other’ in these
writings. It documents the transgressive histories of these women
who stepped out to create emancipatory identities for themselves.
The book brings together a selection of travelogues from various
Bengali women and their journeys to the West, the Aryavarta, and
Japan. These writings challenge stereotypes of the 'circumscribed
native woman’ and explore the complex personal and
socio-political histories of women in colonial India. Reading these
from a feminist, postcolonial perspective, the volume highlights
how these women from different castes, class and ages confront the
changing realities of their lives in colonial India in the backdrop
of the independence movement and the second world war. The author
draws attention to the personal histories of these women, which
informed their views on education, womanhood, marriage, female
autonomy, family, and politics in the late 19th and early 20th
centuries. Engaging and insightful, this volume will be of interest
to students and researchers of literature and history, gender and
culture studies, and for general readers interested in women and
travel writing.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge India
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
First published: |
2020 |
Authors: |
Jayati Gupta
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
268 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-367-51585-0 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-367-51585-7 |
Barcode: |
9780367515850 |
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