Atiya's journeys : a Muslim woman from colonial Bombay to Edwardian Britain
Lambert-Hurley, SiobhanAuthor
Lambert-Hurley, SiobhanContributor
Fyzee-Rahamin, Atiya BegumContributor
Sharma, SunilContributor
Sharma, SunilAuthor
New Delhi : Oxford University Press,
2010.
This narrative moves away from formulaic European travelogues by Indian men and places particular emphasis on 'everyday' activities of women and subaltern classes. Alongside lively accounts of local elites and prominent Indians abroad, Atiya provides descriptions of their clothing, meals, servants, homes and mannerisms.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This narrative moves away from formulaic European travelogues by Indian men and places particular emphasis on 'everyday' activities of women and subaltern classes. Alongside lively accounts of local elites and prominent Indians abroad, Atiya provides descriptions of their clothing, meals, servants, homes and mannerisms.
Description based on print version record.
Fyzee-Rahamin, Atiya Begum, 1876-1967
Muslim women
Travelers' writings, Urdu
History & Archaeology
Biography - General