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I hold an M.Phil. in Modern South Asian Studies and an undergraduate degree in History from Trinity College, Cambridge; I also have a Graduate Diploma in Law from City Law School.
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Kit Marek de Thurveton Hildyard Trinity College This dissertation is submitted for the degree of ... more Kit Marek de Thurveton Hildyard Trinity College This dissertation is submitted for the degree of Master of Philosophy Word count: 17,008 2 Declaration This dissertation is the result of my own work and includes nothing which is the outcome of work done in collaboration except where specifically indicated in the text. Both the hard copies and electronic version of the submitted work have identical content. The thesis does not exceed the word limit. Bibliography 56 4 Female migration to India: femininity, gender, race, religion, nationalism, and internationalism, 1879-1947 Introduction 'The British Empire always seemed a very masculine enterprise,' Philippa Levine writes, 'a series of far-flung sites dominated by white men dressed stiffly in sporting and hunting clothes, or ornate official regalia.' 1 If the British empire was masculine, it was, however, not male, being inhabited by hundreds of thousands of women, as Mary Procida has pointed out. 2 Four of these womenand their associates and collaboratorsare the focus of this essay. Helena
Why were the migrations that followed partition so large?
While the idea of 'saving Indian women' became central to nationalist contestation of colonial ci... more While the idea of 'saving Indian women' became central to nationalist contestation of colonial civilisational discourses, Indian women themselves remained marginal to debates on gender roles and social reform.' Discuss.
Kit Marek de Thurveton Hildyard Trinity College This dissertation is submitted for the degree of ... more Kit Marek de Thurveton Hildyard Trinity College This dissertation is submitted for the degree of Master of Philosophy Word count: 17,008 2 Declaration This dissertation is the result of my own work and includes nothing which is the outcome of work done in collaboration except where specifically indicated in the text. Both the hard copies and electronic version of the submitted work have identical content. The thesis does not exceed the word limit. Bibliography 56 4 Female migration to India: femininity, gender, race, religion, nationalism, and internationalism, 1879-1947 Introduction 'The British Empire always seemed a very masculine enterprise,' Philippa Levine writes, 'a series of far-flung sites dominated by white men dressed stiffly in sporting and hunting clothes, or ornate official regalia.' 1 If the British empire was masculine, it was, however, not male, being inhabited by hundreds of thousands of women, as Mary Procida has pointed out. 2 Four of these womenand their associates and collaboratorsare the focus of this essay. Helena
Why were the migrations that followed partition so large?
While the idea of 'saving Indian women' became central to nationalist contestation of colonial ci... more While the idea of 'saving Indian women' became central to nationalist contestation of colonial civilisational discourses, Indian women themselves remained marginal to debates on gender roles and social reform.' Discuss.