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The garrison state : the military, government and society in colonial Punjab 1849-1947 /
Following the Mutiny of 1857, various factors impelled the British to turn to the province of Punjab in north-western India as the principal recruiting ground for the Indian Army. This book examines the processes by which the politics and political economy of colonial Punjab was militarised by the p...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
Sage,
2005.
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| Colección: | Sage series in modern Indian history ;
8. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Following the Mutiny of 1857, various factors impelled the British to turn to the province of Punjab in north-western India as the principal recruiting ground for the Indian Army. This book examines the processes by which the politics and political economy of colonial Punjab was militarised by the provinces̀ position as the s̀word arm ̀of the Raj. The militarisation of the administration in the Punjab was characterised by a conjunction of the military, civil and political authorities. This led to the emergence of a uniquely civil-military regime, a phenomenon that was not replicated anywhere e. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (333 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-320) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9788132103479 8132103475 9789352800926 9352800923 |