Faithful Fighters: Identity and Power in the British Indian Army

by Kate Imy

Book Overview

During the first four decades of the twentieth century, the British Indian Army possessed an illusion of racial and religious inclusivity. The army recruited diverse soldiers, known as the "Martial Races," including British Christians, Hindustani Muslims, Punjabi Sikhs, Hindu Rajputs, Pathans from northwestern India, and "Gurkhas" from Nepal. As anti-colonial activism intensified, military officials incorporated some soldiers' religious traditions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503610748
• ISBN13: 9781503610743
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"