Pandita Ramabai's American Encounter: The Peoples of the United States (1889)

Contents

Contents Preface and Acknowledgments ix List of Abbreviations xiii
Introduction Returning the American Gaze: Situating Pandita Ramabai’s American Encounter meera kosambi 1
The Peoples of the United States pandita ramabai Preface 53 1. Voyage from Liverpool to Philadelphia 55 2. The “Nethermost World,” or Continent of America 62 3. System of Government 76 4. Social Conditions 95 5. Domestic Conditions 105 6. Education and Learning 138 7. Religious Denominations and Charities 154 8. The Condition of Women 167 9. Commerce and Industry 215 Translator’s/Editor’s Notes 241 Literature Cited 267 Index 275 ...