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Review: "In Married to the empire, Mary A. Procida provides a new approach to the growing history of women and empire by situating women at the centre of the practices and policies of British imperialism. Rebutting interpretations that have marginalized women in the empire, this book demonstrates that women were crucial to establishing and sustaining the British Raj in India from the 'High Noon' of imperialism in the late nineteenth century through to Indian independence in 1947." "Using three separate modes of engagement with imperialism - domesticity, violence, and race - Procida demonstrates the many and varied ways in which British women, particularly the wives of imperial officials, created a role for themselves in the empire. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including memoirs, novels, interviews, and government records, the book examines how marriage provided a role for women in the empire, looks at the home as a site for the construction of imperial power, analyses British women's commitment to violence as a means of preserving the empire, and discusses the relationship among Indian and British men and women." "Married to the empire is essential reading to students of British imperial history and women's history, as well as those with an interest in the wider history of the British Empire."--Jacket

Author/Creator:

Procida, Mary A.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Married to the empire: gender, politics and imperialism in India, 1883-1947 [by Procida, M.A.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Married to the empire [by Procida, M.A.] (Manchester [England] ; New York : Manchester University Press ; [New York] : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2002 — LCCN 2001057981; OCLC Number 48515578)

Related Series:

Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)

Subjects:

British — India

Colonial administrators' spouses — India

Imperialism

India — Politics and government — 1765-1947

1765-1947

Colonial administrators' spouses

Politics and government

British

Great Britain

India

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-241) and index.
Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 246 pages).

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

DS428 .P76 2002eb

ISBNs:

0719060737 (hc.) [Invalid]
9780719060731 (hc.) [Invalid]
9781526119728 (electronic bk.)
1526119722 (electronic bk.)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2001057981 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

606759180