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.
Christina Welsch is Assistant Professor of the History of Britain and its Empire at Wooster College.
Inhaltsangabe
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.
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.
Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen: www.buecher.de/agb
Impressum
www.buecher.de ist ein Shop der buecher.de GmbH & Co. KG Bürgermeister-Wegele-Str. 12, 86167 Augsburg Amtsgericht Augsburg HRA 13309