The Sepoy and the Raj

The Indian Army, 1860-1940
1994
ISBN: 978-0-333-72976-2
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 313 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 424 g

Reihe: Studies in Military and Strategic History

This is the first scholarly study of the subject for twenty years, and the only one based on extensive archival research. The Indian Army conquered India for the British, and protected the Raj against its enemies within and without. In this evocative and compassionate work, David Omissi examines the origins, motives and protests of the several million Indian peasant- soldiers who served the colonial power.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Omissi, David

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Preface Recruiting Strategy Enlisting Strategies Fighting Spirit Dissent Indian Officers and Indianization Military Power and Colonial Rule General Conclusion: The Sepoy and the Raj Biographical Notes Glossary of Indian and Military Terms Notes Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

DAVID OMISSI is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Hull. Before moving to Hull he was Prize Research Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford. His other books include Indian Voices of the Great War (Macmillan, 1999)