TY - BOOK AU - Barkawi,Tarak TI - Soldiers of empire: Indian and British armies in World War II SN - 9781316620656 (paperback : alk. paper) U1 - 940.541254 BAR PY - 2017/// CY - New York, NY PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Great Britain KW - Army KW - British Indian Army KW - History KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Participation, East Indian KW - Sociology, Military KW - India KW - 20th century KW - Campaigns KW - Burma N1 - Gratis; 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 ER -