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Beschreibung
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
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
Artikel-ID: 129074940

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