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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460106003321

Autore

Roy Kaushik <1971-, >

Titolo

War, culture and society in early modern South Asia, 1740-1849 / / Kaushik Roy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-10355-9

9786613103550

1-136-79087-X

0-203-82597-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Asian states and empires ; ; 3

Disciplina

355.00954/09034

Soggetti

Military art and science - India - History

War and society - India - History

Politics and war - India - History

War - Economic aspects - India - History

Electronic books.

Great Britain Armed Forces History 18th century

Great Britain Armed Forces History 19th century

India History, Military 18th century

India History, Military 19th century

Great Britain Colonies Asia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Naval warfare in South Asia : 1500-1850 -- The changing pattern of later Mughal warfare -- Army, state, and political economy of the East India Company -- Armies, warfare, and political economy of Mysore : 1760-1799 -- The Maratha Confederacy : armies, economy, and warfare -- Khalsa Kingdom against the East India Company, 1780-1849 -- Glossary.

Sommario/riassunto

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 bro