Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 318 g
Re-Visiting a Global Conflict
Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 318 g
Reihe: War and Society in South Asia
ISBN: 978-0-367-69576-7
Verlag: CRC Press
The book looks at the Indian support to the war for political concessions from the British government and its repercussions through the perspective of the role played by more than one million Indian soldiers and labourers. It examines the social and cultural aspects of the experience of fighting on foreign soil in a deadly battle and their contributions which remain largely unrecognised. From micro-histories of fighting soldiers, aspects of recruitment and deployment, to macro-histories connecting different aspects of the War, the volume explores a variety of themes including: the material incentives, coercion and training which converted peasants into combatants; encounters of travelling Indian soldiers with other societies; and the contributions of returned soldiers in Indian society.
The book will be useful to researchers and students of history, post-colonial studies, sociology, literature, and cultural studies as well as for those interested in military history, World War I, and colonial history.
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Besondere Kriege und Kampagnen
Weitere Infos & Material
List of Figures. List of contributors. 1. Introduction 2. Turbans in the Trenches: Indian Sepoys and Sowars on the Western Front during the Great War 3. Combat Motivation of the Sepoys and Sowars during the First World War 4. The Maharajas’ Contribution to the First World War: An Overview 5. Indian Soldiers' Experience in France: Perceptions and Outcomes 6. From Victory to Defeat: The Indian Army in Mesopotamia, 1914-1916 7. The Indian Army in the East African Campaign, 1914-1918 8. Modernization, Social Change and Indian Soldiers: A Case Study of Haryana 9. Response of Northeast India to the First World War. Index.