Garrison State
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Garrison State
Military, Government and Society in Colonial Punjab, 1849-1947
Yong, Tan Tai
SAGE Publications Inc
04/2005
333
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Inglês
9780761933366
15 a 20 dias
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 province's position as the 'sword arm' of the Raj.
Preface Introduction 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 Conclusion Bibliography Index
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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 province's position as the 'sword arm' of the Raj.
Preface Introduction 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 Conclusion Bibliography Index
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