This book provides an exploration of how and why Scottish Highlanders, Punjabi Sikhs and Nepalese Gurkhas became linked as the British Empireâ s fiercest, most manly soldiers in nineteenth century discourses of â martial races.â -- .
This book provides an exploration of how and why Scottish Highlanders, Punjabi Sikhs and Nepalese Gurkhas became linked as the British Empireâ s fiercest, most manly soldiers in nineteenth century discourses of â martial races.â -- .Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Heather Streets is Assistant Professor of British and British Imperial History at Washington State University
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1. The transformation of the British and Indian Armies in the Rebellion of 1857 2. 'Side by side in generous rivalry': Highlanders, Sikhs and Gurkhas in the Rebellion 3. A 'question on which the safety of the Empire depends': the European threat, recruiting, and the development of martial race ideology after 1870 4. 'A power which a man should try to manage for himself': military influence and martial race discourse in British popular culture 5. Martial races: the Inter-imperial uses of a racially gendered language 6. Representation versus experience: life as a martial race soldier Conclusion Bibliography Index
Introduction 1. The transformation of the British and Indian Armies in the Rebellion of 1857 2. 'Side by side in generous rivalry': Highlanders, Sikhs and Gurkhas in the Rebellion 3. A 'question on which the safety of the Empire depends': the European threat, recruiting, and the development of martial race ideology after 1870 4. 'A power which a man should try to manage for himself': military influence and martial race discourse in British popular culture 5. Martial races: the Inter-imperial uses of a racially gendered language 6. Representation versus experience: life as a martial race soldier Conclusion Bibliography Index
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