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Soldiers of empire : Indian and British armies in World War II / Tarak Barkawi, London School of Economics and Political Science.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barkawi, Tarak, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain. Army. British Indian Army--History--World War, 1939-1945.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain. Army. British Indian Army.
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, East Indian.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Sociology, Military--India--History--20th century.
- Sociology, Military.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma.
- History.
- India.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 321 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781107169586
- 1107169585
- 9781316620656
- 1316620654
- OCLC:
- 982088510
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