Sex and the family in colonial India :

Ghosh, Durba, 1967-

Sex and the family in colonial India : the making of empire / Durba Ghosh. - Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2006. - xi, 277 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ; 13. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-273) and index.

Colonial companions -- Residing with begums : William Palmer, James Achilles Kirkpatrick and their "wives" -- Good patriarchs, uncommon families -- Native women, native lives -- Household order and colonial justice -- Servicing military families: family labor, pensions, and orphans.

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Interracial marriage--History--India--18th century.
Interracial marriage--History--India--19th century.
Concubinage--History--India--18th century.
Concubinage--History--India--19th century.
Families--History--India--18th century.
Families--History--India--19th century.


India--Race relations--History--18th century.
India--Race relations--History--19th century.

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