The garrison state : the military, government and society in colonial Punjab 1849-1947 /
Following the Mutiny of 1857, various factors impelled the British to turn to the province of Punjab in north-western India as the principal recruiting ground for the Indian Army. This book examines the processes by which the politics and political economy of colonial Punjab was militarised by the p...
| Основен автор: | Tan, Tai Yong. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
Sage,
2005.
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| Серия: |
Sage series in modern Indian history ;
8. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=305617 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Garrison state. |
Съдържание:
- A "return to arms" : colonial Punjab and the Indian army
- Recruiting in the Punjab : "martial races" and the military districts
- Garrison province at work : Punjab and the First World War
- Maintaining the military districts : civil-military integration and district soldiers' boards
- Managing the "martials" : control and concessions
- Securing the reins of power : politics and Punjab's rural-military elites
- The garrison state cracks : Punjab and the Second World War.