German soldiers in colonial India / by Chen Tzoref-Ashkenazi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tzoref-Ashkenazi, Chen.

Series:

Warfare, society and culture ; no. 10.

Warfare, Society and Culture ; no. 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soldiers--India--History--18th century.

Soldiers.

Germans--India--History--18th century.

Germans.

History.

India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947.

India.

Physical Description:

ix, 237 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Pickering & Chatto, 2014.

Summary:

Tzoref-Ashkenazi presents a detailed study of two German regiments which served in India under the British between 1782 and 1791. He asks if the Germans identified with the goals of the British colonial power, how they felt about local people and traditions, and whether their level of education affected the likelihood that a German soldier would adopt the colonial ideologies of their British employers. Tzoref-Ashkenazi also explores the transnational character of colonial institutions such as the East India Company, as well as the cultural exchanges between Hanoverian Britain and Germany, before finally setting his findings within the wider context of German Enlightenment thought.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781848933675

1848933673

OCLC:

865468526

Publisher Number:

99958424133