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100	1		_aMacMillan, Margaret
245	1	0	_aWomen of the raj : _bthe mothers, wives, and daughters of the British Empire in India / _cMargaret MacMillan.
250			_aRandom House Trade Paperback ed.
260			_aNew York : _bRandom House, _c2007.
300			_axxxii, 334 p. : _bill. ; _c21 cm.
504			_aAbout Women of the Raj In the nineteenth century, at the height of colonialism, the British ruled India under a government known as the Raj. British men and women left their homes and traveled to this mysterious, beautiful country–where they attempted to replicate their own society. In this fascinating portrait, Margaret MacMillan examines the hidden lives of the women who supported their husbands’ conquests–and in turn supported the Raj, often behind the scenes and out of the history books. Enduring heartbreaking separations from their families, these women had no choice but to adapt to their strange new home, where they were treated with incredible deference by the natives but found little that was familiar. The women of the Raj learned to cope with the harsh Indian climate and ward off endemic diseases; they were forced to make their own entertainment–through games, balls, and theatrics–and quickly learned to abide by the deeply ingrained Anglo-Indian love of hierarchy. Weaving interviews, letters, and memoirs with a stunning selection of illustrations, MacMillan presents a vivid cultural and social history of the daughters, sisters, mothers, and wives of the men at the center of a daring imperialist experiment–and reveals India in all its richness and vitality.
650		0	_aBritish _zIndia _xHistory.
650		0	_aWomen _zIndia _xHistory.
651		0	_aIndia _xSocial life and customs.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0712/2007008368.html
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