Pandita Ramabai's American encounter : the peoples of the United States (1889) / / by Pandita Ramabai ; translated and edited by Meera Kosambi

• Autore: Ramabai Sarasvati, Pandita, <1858-1922.>
• Pubblicazione: Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, 2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (300 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.48/4/092
• Soggetto topico: Women social reformers - India - Maharashtra
• Soggetto geografico: United States Description and travel
• Altri autori: KosambiMeera
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-273) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface and Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Returning the American Gaze: Situating Pandita Ramabai's American Encounter; Preface; 1. Voyage from Liverpool to Philadelphia; 2. The "Nethermost World," or Continent of America; 3. System of Government; 4. Social Conditions; 5. Domestic Conditions; 6. Education and Learning; 7. Religious Denominations and Charities; 8. The Condition of Women; 9. Commerce and Industry; Translator's/Editor's Notes; Literature Cited; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: ""... [A] rare and remarkable insight into an Indian woman's take on American culture in the 19th century, refracted through her own experiences with British colonialism, Indian nationalism, and Christian culture on no less than three continents.... a fabulous resource for undergraduate teaching."" -- Antoinette Burton In the 1880's, Pandita Ramabai traveled from India to England and then to the U.S., where she spent three years immersed in the milieu of progressive social reform movements of the
• Titolo autorizzato: Pandita Ramabai's American encounter
• ISBN: 9786612071959; 1-282-07195-5; 0-253-10965-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821190703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II