Verfasst von:	Welsch, Christina [VerfasserIn]
Titel:	The company's sword
Titelzusatz:	the East India Company and the politics of militarism, 1644-1858
Verf.angabe:	Christina Welsch
Verlagsort:	Cambridge ; New York ; Melbourne ; New Delhi ; Singapore
Verlag:	Cambridge University Press
Jahr:	2022
Umfang:	xii, 284 Seiten
Illustrationen:	Illustrationen, Karten
Gesamttitel/Reihe:	Critical perspectives on empire
Fussnoten:	Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:	978-1-108-83388-2
Abstract:	Forging the sword -- The sepoy's oath -- Mercenaries, diplomats, and deserters -- The other revolution of 1776 -- The empire preserved -- Stratocracy -- Breaking the officers' sword.
	"The Company's Sword reveals how the British East India Company acquired a private army and how Indian and European soldiers shaped the Company's expansion. Tracing the institutional development of the Company's armies alongside the rebellions that challenged its growth, Christina Welsch uncovers the militarism at the heart of colonial India"--
URL:	Inhaltsverzeichnis: http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9781108833882.pdf
Schlagwörter:	(g)Indien    / (k)East India Company    / (s)Militär    / (z)Geschichte 1644-1858
Sprache:	eng
RVK-Notation:	NQ 9410
Sach-SW:	HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General
K10plus-PPN:	1808435559