| Culture, Conflict and the Military in Colonial South Asia Contributor(s): Roy, Kaushik (Editor), Rand, Gavin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0367345161 ISBN-13: 9780367345167 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $60.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - India & South Asia - History | Military - General - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Physical Information: 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book offers diverse and original perspectives on South Asia's imperial military history. Unlike prevailing studies, the chapters in the volume emphasize both the vital role of culture in framing imperial military practice and the multiple cultural effects of colonial military service and engagements. The volume spans from the early East India Company period through to the Second World War and India's independence, exploring themes such as the military in the field and at leisure, as well as examining the effects of imperial deployments in South Asia and across the British Empire. Drawing extensively on new archival research, the book integrates previously disparate accounts of imperial military history and raises new questions about culture and operational practice in the colonial Indian Army. This work will be of interest to scholars and researchers of modern South Asian history, war and strategic studies, military history, the British Empire, as well as politics and international relations. |
