Princess's Pilgrimage

Nawab Sikandar Begum's a Pilgrimage to Mecca

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

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In 1863, the Nawab Sikandar Begum, a Muslim woman and hereditary ruler of the princely state of Bhopal in colonial India, traveled to Mecca with a retinue of a thousand people. On returning, she wrote this witty, acerbic account of her journey. In it, we glimpse a process by which notions of the self could be redefined against a Muslim "other" in the colonial environment. Sikandar Begum emerges as a genuinely complex individual, crafting an image of herself as an effective administrator, a loyal subject, and a good Muslim. Siobhan Lambert-Hurley's critical introduction and afterword make this edition a comprehensive resource on travel writing by South Asian Muslim women, colonialism, and world history.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2008-05-01
Mått140 x 216 x undefined mm
Vikt340 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor250
FörlagIndiana University Press
ISBN9780253220035

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Preface and AcknowledgmentsAn Introduction to Nawab Sikander Begum's Account of Hajj, by Siobhan Lambert-HurleyA Pilgrimage to Mecca: The Nawab Sikandar Begum of BhopalPrefaceTranslator's PrefaceChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11Chapter 12Chapter 13Chapter 14Chapter 15Chapter 16Chapter 17Chapter 18Chapter 19AppendicesAfterword: Muslim Women Write Their Journeys Abroad, by Siobhan Lambert-HurleyBibliography

". . . this book - with its excellent introduction and afterword - should be celebrated by historians studying the Indian Ocean basin, the history of Islam, travel writing and women's history."—Brett Bennett, University of Texas, Austin, JOURNAL OF BRITISH STUDIES, Vol. 48.3"This is a must—read for students of gender, imperial, post/colonial, and Middle Eastern histories."—Antoinette Burton, University of Illinois"Readers interested in a very wide range of subjects, including Indian history, Muslim women, and Islam in the colonial period, will welcome this book."—Barbara D. Metcalf, University of Michigan