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

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Full Title:: War, culture and society in early modern South Asia, 1740-1849 / Kaushik Roy
Series Titles:: Asian states and empires ; 3
Asian states and empires ; 3.

Subjects:: East India Company--History
Military art and science--India--History
War and society--India--History
Politics and war--India--History
War--Economic aspects--India--History
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

Table of Contents:: 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.
Summary:: 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
Language:: English
Language Note:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (257 p.)
General Note:: "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.

Catalog ID (MMSID):: 9936935496002486
ISBN:: 1-136-79086-1
1-283-10355-9
9786613103550
1-136-79087-X
0-203-82597-7
OCLC Number:: 773564553
727059434
Other Identifiers:: doi: 10.4324/9780203825976