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Imperial connections : India in the Indian Ocean arena, 1860-1920 / Thomas R. Metcalf.

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LIBRA DS340 .M48 2007
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Metcalf, Thomas R., 1934-2026
Series:
California world history library ; 4.
The California world history library ; 4
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
India. Army.
Colonies.
Administration.
East Indians--Employment.
History.
East Indians.
Colonization.
Indian Ocean Region--Colonization--History.
Indian Ocean Region.
East Indians--Colonization--Indian Ocean Region--History.
East Indians--Employment--Indian Ocean Region--History.
Great Britain--Colonies--Africa--Administration.
Great Britain.
Africa.
Great Britain--Colonies--Asia--Administration.
India. Army--Colonial forces--Indian Ocean Region.
India.
Asia.
Physical Description:
xv, 264 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Berkeley : University of California Press, [2007]
Contents:
Introduction: Empire Recentered 1
1 Governing Colonial Peoples 16
2 Constructing Identities 46
3 Projecting Power: The Indian Army Overseas 68
4 Recruiting Sikhs for Colonial Police and Military 102
5 "Hard Hands and Sound Healthy Bodies": Recruiting "Coolies" for Natal 136
6 India in East Africa 165.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-252) and index.
ISBN:
9780520249462
0520249461
OCLC:
70230721

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