Soldiers of empire : Indian and British armies in World War II /
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Cambridge University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
Publication Dates: | 2017. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xvii, 321 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-314) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781316620656 1316620654 9781107169586 1107169585 |
Index Number: | D767 |
CLC: |
K351.43 K561.46 |
Call Number: | K561.46/B254 |
Contents: | Introduction: decolonizing the soldier -- Part I. Colonial soldiers -- Making colonial soldiers in British India -- Unmaking an imperial army -- Politics and prisoners in the Indian Army -- Part II. Going to war -- Defeat, drill, and discipline -- Ritual, solidarity, and sacrifice -- Battle -- Part III. History and theory -- The experience and representation of combat -- Cosmopolitan military histories and sociologies. |