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



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Autore: Ramabai Sarasvati, Pandita, <1858-1922.> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Pandita Ramabai's American encounter : the peoples of the United States (1889) / / by Pandita Ramabai ; translated and edited by Meera Kosambi Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 9786612071959
1-282-07195-5
0-253-10965-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910821190703321
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