Empire Families: Britons and Late Imperial India

by Elizabeth Buettner

Book Overview

What was life like for the British men, women, and children who lived in late imperial India while serving the Raj? Empire Families treats the Raj as a family affair and examines how, and why, many remained linked with India over several generations.
Due to the fact that India was never meant for permanent European settlement, many families developed deep-rooted ties with India while never formally emigrating. Their lives were dominated by long...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199287651
• ISBN13: 9780199287659
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful Read!

If you are interested in the intersection between race, ethnicity, class, and identity in the British Empire, let alone colonial India, this is the book to read. Buettner's focus on children sheds valueable light onto a subject, but it also allows the reader to connect--something that students are demanding to see in history books more these days! I would pair this book with Anna Davin's "Growing Up Poor" to get a fuller view of childhood, education, and identity at this point in time.