The Jadu House. Travels In Anglo-India

Name: The Jadu House. Travels In Anglo-India
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Author: Laura Roychowdhury
ISBN: 9780552999137

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Laura Roychowdhury

Penguin Random House
Paru le : 13/01/2001

Even today, the Anglo-Indian and Eurasian community in India, a legacy of the British Raj, is tainted with outcast status. Laura Roychowdhury travelled... > Lire la suite

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Even today, the Anglo-Indian and Eurasian community in India, a legacy of the British Raj, is tainted with outcast status. Laura Roychowdhury travelled to West Bengal to hear their stories. Part travelogue, part historical inquiry, part love story, The Jadu House explores the tangled web of passion, hatred and longing that has bound India and Britain together for over two hundred years. 'A highly personal book that interweaves the more intimate material of her subjects' lives and her own... thoroughly recommended. A riveting read, full of fascinating stories and insights' INDEPENDENT 'Genuine and intensely-felt' INDIAN EXPRESS 'A book full of extraordinary characters and stimulating reflections' LITERARY REVIEW

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Date de parution : 13/01/2001
Editeur : Penguin Random House
ISBN : 0-552-99913-X
EAN : 9780552999137
Format : Poche
Nb. de pages : 330 pages
Poids : 0.25 Kg
Dimensions : 12,8 cm × 19,6 cm × 2,3 cm

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Biographie de Laura Roychowdhury

Laura Roychowdhury is a social anthropologist and historian who did her dissertation on Anglo-Indians and the railways at the University of Michigan. She has recently returned from Delhi to London, where she now lives with her husband.