LEADER 03403oam 2200757I 450 001 9910460106003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-10355-9 010 $a9786613103550 010 $a1-136-79087-X 010 $a0-203-82597-7 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203825976 035 $a(CKB)2670000000083493 035 $a(EBL)672439 035 $a(OCoLC)773564553 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000545320 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12160599 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000545320 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10558232 035 $a(PQKB)11578595 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC672439 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL672439 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10526415 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL310355 035 $a(OCoLC)727059434 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000083493 100 $a20180706d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWar, culture and society in early modern South Asia, 1740-1849 /$fKaushik Roy 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York, N.Y. :$cRoutledge,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 225 1 $aAsian states and empires ;$v3 300 $a"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso. 311 $a0-415-72836-3 311 $a0-415-58767-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aNaval 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. 330 $aThis book argues that the role of the British East India Company in transforming warfare in South Asia has been overestimated. Although it agrees with conventional wisdom that, before the British, the nature of Indian society made it difficult for central authorities to establish themselves fully and develop a monopoly over armed force, the book argues that changes to warfare in South Asia were more gradual, and the result of more complicated socio-economic forces than has been hitherto acknowledged.The book covers the period from 1740, when the British first became a major power bro 410 0$aAsian states and empires ;$v3. 606 $aMilitary art and science$zIndia$xHistory 606 $aWar and society$zIndia$xHistory 606 $aPolitics and war$zIndia$xHistory 606 $aWar$xEconomic aspects$zIndia$xHistory 607 $aGreat Britain$xArmed Forces$xHistory$y18th century 607 $aGreat Britain$xArmed Forces$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aIndia$xHistory, Military$y18th century 607 $aIndia$xHistory, Military$y19th century 607 $aGreat Britain$xColonies$zAsia 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMilitary art and science$xHistory. 615 0$aWar and society$xHistory. 615 0$aPolitics and war$xHistory. 615 0$aWar$xEconomic aspects$xHistory. 676 $a355.00954/09034 700 $aRoy$b Kaushik$f1971-,$0543942 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460106003321 996 $aWar, culture and society in early modern South Asia, 1740-1849$92055406 997 $aUNINA