War, Culture and Society in Early Modern South Asia, 1740-1849 - Couverture souple

Roy, Kaushik

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415728363 ISBN 13 : 9780415728362

Editeur : Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

This book argues that the role of the British East India Company in transforming warfare in South Asia has been overestimated. Although it agrees with conventional wisdom that, before the British, the nature of Indian society made it difficult for central authorities to establish themselves fully and develop a monopoly over armed force, the book argues that changes to warfare in South Asia were more gradual, and the result of more complicated socio-economic forces than has been hitherto acknowledged.

The book covers the period from 1740, when the British first became a major power broker in south India, to 1849, when the British eliminated the last substantial indigenous kingdom in the sub-continent. Placing South Asian military history in a global, comparative context, it examines military innovations; armies and how they conducted themselves; navies and naval warfare; major Indian military powers - such as the Mysore and Khalsa kingdoms, the Maratha confederacy - and the British, explaining why they succeeded.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Kaushik Roy is Reader in History at Jadavpur University, India and a Senior Researcher at the Centre for the Study of Civil War (CSCW) at the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO).  His latest publication is The Oxford Companion to Modern Warfare in India.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415728363
• ISBN 13: 9780415728362
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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