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The company's sword : the East India Company and the politics of militarism, 1644-1858
- Title
- The company's sword : the East India Company and the politics of militarism, 1644-1858 / Christina Welsch.
- Author
- Welsch, Christina
- Publication
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
- ©2022
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- Description
- 1 volume.
- Summary
- "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"--
- Series Statement
- Critical perspectives on empire
- Uniform Title
- Critical perspectives on empire.
- Subject
- East India Company. Army. Madras Army
- East India Company. Army. Madras Army
- 1765-1947
- Militarism > India
- Militarism > Great Britain
- Militarisme > Inde
- Militarisme > Grande-Bretagne
- HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General
- British colonies
- Colonies > Administration
- Militarism
- Military readiness
- Politics and government
- Race relations
- India > History, Military
- Great Britain > History, Military
- India > Politics and government > 1765-1947
- Great Britain > Colonies > Administration. > Asia
- Great Britain > Colonies > Defenses
- Great Britain > Colonies > Race relations
- Great Britain > Colonies > Administration
- Grande-Bretagne > Histoire militaire
- Inde > Politique et gouvernement > 1765-1947
- Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Administration
- Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Défense nationale
- Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Relations raciales
- Asia
- Great Britain
- India
- Genre/Form
- Military history
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Forging the sword -- The sepoy's oath -- Mercenaries, diplomats, and deserters -- The other revolution of 1776 -- The empire preserved -- Stratocracy -- Breaking the officers' sword.
- ISBN
- 9781108833882
- 1108833888
- 9781108983112 (canceled/invalid)
- 9781108995894 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2022016930
- OCLC
- on1294289416
- 1294289416
- SCSB-14333523
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library