The China Relief Expedition, an eight-nation military effort, was organized to rescue foreign nationals in the country during the Boxer Uprising (1899–1901). In Thirteen Months in China, Thakur Gadadhar Singh, a British Indian soldier of the 7th Rajput Regiment, recounts his experiences as he set sail along with his men for Beijing in the summer of 1900. Written shortly after his return to India in 1901, he details several aspects of China and its people he ...
The Political Economy of Dowry: Institutionalization and Expansion in North India
"Dowry is one of the most serious problems touching women's lives in modern India. Yet, it remains the least explored subject of historical study. Taking dowry as a crucial index for women's status, Ranjana Sheel locates it within a broad historical framework and a feminist perspective viewing it not as a static custom but as a product of changing political, economic and social processes to comprehend its present shape as well as various dimensions. In doing ...
