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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456993803321

Autore

Jhala Angma Dey

Titolo

Royal patronage, power and aesthetics in princely india [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Brookfield, Vermont, : Pickering & Chatto, 2011

ISBN

1-317-31657-6

1-283-14032-2

9786613140326

1-85196-074-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (245 p.)

Collana

Empires in perspective

Disciplina

305.489621095409034

Soggetti

Royal houses - India - History - 20th century

Royal houses - India - History - 19th century

Princesses - India - Social life and customs - 20th century

Princesses - India - Social life and customs - 19th century

Electronic books.

India Court and courtiers History 20th century

India Court and courtiers History 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Dholpur Jewellery Dispute; 2. Trans-Regional Chefs, Kitchens and Cookbooks; 3. The Tawai'f and the Maharani; 4. The Pardah Princess; Epilogue; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Investigating the aesthetics of the Zenana - the women's courts or female quarters of the palace - this study discusses the history of architecture, fashion, jewellery and cuisine in princely Indian states during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.