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

• Autore: Roy Kaushik <1971-, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.00954/09034
• Soggetto topico: Military art and science - India - History; War and society - India - History; Politics and war - India - History; War - Economic aspects - India - History
• Soggetto geografico: 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
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: War, culture and society in early modern South Asia, 1740-1849
• ISBN: 1-283-10355-9; 9786613103550; 1-136-79087-X; 0-203-82597-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460106003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Asian states and empires ; ; 3.