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Author:
Barkawi, Tarak, author.
Title:
Soldiers of empire : Indian and British armies in World War II / Tarak Barkawi, London School of Economics and Political Science.
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
xvii, 321 pages ; 23 cm
Subject:
Great Britain.--British Indian Army--British Indian Army--History--World War, 1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, East Indian.
Sociology, Military--India--History--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
ISBN:
1316620654
9781316620656
1107169585
9781107169586
OCLC:
(OCoLC)982088510
LCCN:
2017001511
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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