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The Company's Sword reveals how the British East India Company acquired a private army and how Indian and European soldiers shaped the Company's expansion. Tracing the institutional development of the Company's armies alongside the rebellions that challenged its growth, Christina Welsch uncovers the militarism at the heart of colonial India.
The Company's Sword reveals how the British East India Company acquired a private army and how Indian and European soldiers shaped the Company's expansion. Tracing the institutional development of the Company's armies alongside the rebellions that challenged its growth, Christina Welsch uncovers the militarism at the heart of colonial India.
Über den Autor
Christina Welsch is Assistant Professor of the History of Britain and its Empire at Wooster College.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of maps; List of figures; maps; Acknowledgements; A note on spelling and place names; Introduction; 1. Forging the sword; 2. The sepoy's oath; 3. Mercenaries, diplomats, and deserters; 4. The other revolution of 1776; 5. The empire preserved; 6. Stratocracy; 7. Breaking the officers' sword; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Details
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2024 |
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| Fachbereich: | Regionalgeschichte |
| Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| ISBN-13: | 9781108987349 |
| ISBN-10: | 1108987346 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Welsch, Christina |
| Hersteller: | Cambridge University Press |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 229 x 152 x 16 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Christina Welsch |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 08.08.2024 |
| Gewicht: | 0,443 kg |