Amah and the silk-winged pigeons / (Record no. 67632)
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| fixed length control field | 01614nam a22001577a 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 210929b2021 |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789389967289 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | Fiction CUL-J |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Cullity, Jocelyn |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Amah and the silk-winged pigeons / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Jocylyn Cullity |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | India |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Rupa Publications |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 273 p. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price type code | INR |
| Price amount | 295.00 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Beautifully written and deeply researched, this story told through the eyes of a Begum, a slave and a group of courtesans during 1857 is a must-read. It is Lucknow of 1857. The forces of East India Company are about to unleash plunder on what was once the cultural capital of the kingdom of Awadhi. But there is amah, a member of the rose Platoon, an elite Corps of female military guards of African descent who have protected Lucknow’s royalty for generations. Her queen, Begum Hazrat Mahal, who is also of African descent, enlists amah to be her eyes and ears and help fight the British takeover. Synthesizing a wealth of meticulous historical research, and inspired by her own family history, jocelyn cullity’s amah and the silk-winged Pigeon is centred on a group of strong, independent women who take action to defend their world and a way of life. The book plunges the reader into the complex drama and historical dilemmas faced by both ordinary and extraordinary lakhnavis (people of Lucknow) at the time. When the women decide to take on the English colonists who declare rule, what will be the ultimate of the women’s loyalty to the royal family and to the place they’ve grown to love. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Fiction |
| 952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA) | |
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| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | FIC | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | Fiction Section (For lending) | 28/09/2021 | 295.00 | 1 | Fiction CUL-J | 43314 | 26/02/2024 | 14/02/2024 | 29/09/2021 | Books |
