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UNINA9910456993803321 |
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Autore |
Jhala Angma Dey |
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Titolo |
Royal patronage, power and aesthetics in princely india [[electronic resource]] |
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London ; ; Brookfield, Vermont, : Pickering & Chatto, 2011 |
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1-317-31657-6 |
1-283-14032-2 |
9786613140326 |
1-85196-074-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (245 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
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India Court and courtiers History 20th century |
India Court and courtiers History 19th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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