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Coming of age in nineteenth-century India Coming of age in nineteenth-century India Ruby Lal "In this engaging and eloquent history, Ruby Lal traces the coming of age of nineteenth-century Indian women through a critique of narratives of linear transition from girlhood to womanhood. In the n… OL16699897W
Empress Empress Ruby Lal "In 1611, thirty-four-year-old Nur Jahan, daughter of a Persian noble and widow of a subversive official, became the twentieth and most cherished wife of the Emperor Jahangir. While other wives were … OL19748072W