Sex and Sensibility: Richard Blechynden's Calcutta Diaries, 1791-1822

by Richard Blechynden and Peter Robb

Richard Blechynden was a surveyor, architect, and builder in early colonial Bengal. This volume and its companion (Sentiment and Self) use 80 volumes of his diaries and other archival material along with anecdotes, extracts, and stories to recreate histories of everyday life.

While Sentiment and Self explores issues like interactions between Europeans and Indians, race and tolerance, this volume focuses on the position of women, especially...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198075111
• ISBN13: 9780198075110
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.