Consistently stimulating and original.... The book develops an understanding of historical community formation that is critical for scholars working on other groups in South Asia.

Anne Hardgrove is an assistant professor of history at the University of Texas, San Antonio.
Anne Hardgrove is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Chair of History atthe University of Texas San Antonio. She teaches courses on comparativehistory, global history, and South Asia, and is actively involved in genderand women studies. Her Ph.D. (1999) is from the Department of Anthropologyand History at the University of Michigan. Her next project focuses onissues of globalization and sexuality, tracing a history of the Kama Sutra in colonialand post-colonial contexts.