03403oam 2200757I 450 991046010600332120200520144314.01-283-10355-997866131035501-136-79087-X0-203-82597-710.4324/9780203825976 (CKB)2670000000083493(EBL)672439(OCoLC)773564553(SSID)ssj0000545320(PQKBManifestationID)12160599(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000545320(PQKBWorkID)10558232(PQKB)11578595(MiAaPQ)EBC672439(Au-PeEL)EBL672439(CaPaEBR)ebr10526415(CaONFJC)MIL310355(OCoLC)727059434(EXLCZ)99267000000008349320180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWar, culture and society in early modern South Asia, 1740-1849 /Kaushik RoyLondon ;New York, N.Y. :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (257 p.)Asian states and empires ;3"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.0-415-72836-3 0-415-58767-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 broAsian states and empires ;3.Military art and scienceIndiaHistoryWar and societyIndiaHistoryPolitics and warIndiaHistoryWarEconomic aspectsIndiaHistoryGreat BritainArmed ForcesHistory18th centuryGreat BritainArmed ForcesHistory19th centuryIndiaHistory, Military18th centuryIndiaHistory, Military19th centuryGreat BritainColoniesAsiaElectronic books.Military art and scienceHistory.War and societyHistory.Politics and warHistory.WarEconomic aspectsHistory.355.00954/09034Roy Kaushik1971-,543942MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460106003321War, culture and society in early modern South Asia, 1740-18492055406UNINA