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De Courcy, Anne.
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British -- India -- Social life and customs.
Women -- India -- Social life and customs.
Courtship -- India -- History.
India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947.
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De Courcy, Anne.
British -- India -- Social life and customs.
Women -- India -- Social life and customs.
Courtship -- India -- History.
India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947.
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The fishing fleet : husband-hunting in the Raj / Anne de Courcy.
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De Courcy, Anne.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2012.
Call #:
954.03 D297f
Subjects
British -- India -- Social life and customs.
Women -- India -- Social life and customs.
Courtship -- India -- History.
India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947.
ISBN:
9780297863823 (hbk.)
Description:
ix, 335 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
From the late 19th century, when the Raj was at its height, many of Britain's best and brightest young men went out to India to work. Countless young women, suffering at the lack of eligible men, followed in their wake. The women were known as 'the fishing fleet', and this text is their story.
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