Description
Book SynopsisAdds a previously unexplored dimension to our understanding of the connections between gender and imperialism in the nineteenth century. Verity McInnis examines the intersections of class, race, and gender to reveal social spaces where female identity and power were both contested and constructed.
Trade ReviewComparing army officers' wives' experiences in two different parts of the world,
Women of Empire tracks the ways that women in 'frontier' settings carved out roles that increased their social and cultural power while reifying their nation's imperial goals. Verity McInnis matches command of the U.S. West's and India's history with theoretical sophistication and clear, crisp story-telling. This is comparative history at its best.""- Sherry L. Smith, author of
Reimagining Indians: Native Americans through Anglo Eyes, 1880 - 1940 and
The View from Officers' Row: Army Perceptions of Western IndiansWomen of Empire does provide an interesting study on how military wives lived their lives in both India and the American West, an existence that one American spouse described as ""glittering misery."" The book offers much to enjoy for those readers interested in the distaff side of military history during the Victorian Age. -
The Journal of America's Military Past
