The Garrison State: Military, Government and Society in Colonial Punjab, 1849-1947

by Tan Tai Yong

Book Overview

Following the Mutiny of 1857, various factors impelled the British to turn to the province of Punjab in north-western India as the principal recruiting ground for the Indian Army. This book examines the processes by which the politics and political economy of colonial Punjab was militarised by the province s position as the sword arm of the Raj. The militarisation of the administration in the Punjab was characterised by a conjunction of the military,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353281377
• ISBN13: 9789353281373
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Sage
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"