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The Sepoy and the Raj. The Indian Army, 1860-1940.
David Omissi
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Description for The Sepoy and the Raj. The Indian Army, 1860-1940.
Paperback. A study of eight decades of colonial rule, as seen from the point of view of the Indian army, which also aims to shed light upon the British colonial psyche. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
This is the first scholarly study of the subject for twenty years, and the only one based on extensive archival research. The Indian Army conquered India for the British, and protected the Raj against its enemies within and without. In this evocative and compassionate work, David Omissi examines the origins, motives and protests of the several million Indian peasant- soldiers who served the colonial power.
This is the first scholarly study of the subject for twenty years, and the only one based on extensive archival research. The Indian Army conquered India for the British, and protected the Raj against its enemies within and without. In this evocative and compassionate work, David Omissi examines the origins, motives and protests of the several million Indian peasant- soldiers who served the colonial power.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
313
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Military and Strategic History
Number of Pages
313
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333729762
SKU
V9780333729762
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About David Omissi
DAVID OMISSI is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Hull. Before moving to Hull he was Prize Research Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford. His other books include Indian Voices of the Great War (Macmillan, 1999)
Reviews for The Sepoy and the Raj. The Indian Army, 1860-1940.
'Genuinely original...A ground-breaking work of real importance...Challenges many of the assumptions about British rule in India.' - Bernard Cohn, International History Review 'This is an important book...because it poses questions which social and military historians ought to ask about all armies.' - David French, War in History 'Excellent...It yields nothing but treasure.' - John ... Read more