Title Royal Patronage, Power and Aesthetics in Princely India

Published London : Pickering & Chatto Publishers, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (245 pages) Series Empires in Perspective Empires in perspective. Contents 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 Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-221) and index Notes Print version record Subject 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 SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies. Courts and courtiers Royal houses SUBJECT India -- Court and courtiers -- History -- 20th century India -- Court and courtiers -- History -- 19th century Subject India Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781851960743 1851960740 1283140322 9781283140324 9781315653600 1315653605

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