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Soldiers of empire: Indian and British armies in World War II / Tarak Barkawi.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.Description: xvii, 321 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781316620656 (paperback : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 940.541254 BAR
Contents:
Introduction: decolonizing the soldier -- Part I. Colonial soldiers -- Making colonial soldiers in British India -- Unmaking an imperial army -- Politics and prisoners in the Indian Army -- Part II. Going to war -- Defeat, drill, and discipline -- Ritual, solidarity, and sacrifice -- Battle -- Part III. History and theory -- The experience and representation of combat -- Cosmopolitan military histories and sociologies.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-314) and index.

Introduction: decolonizing the soldier -- Part I. Colonial soldiers -- Making colonial soldiers in British India -- Unmaking an imperial army -- Politics and prisoners in the Indian Army -- Part II. Going to war -- Defeat, drill, and discipline -- Ritual, solidarity, and sacrifice -- Battle -- Part III. History and theory -- The experience and representation of combat -- Cosmopolitan military histories and sociologies.

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