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Martial races
The military, race and masculinity in British imperial culture, 1857-1914
Taschenbuch von Heather Streets
Sprache: Englisch

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Beschreibung
This book provides an exploration of how and why Scottish Highlanders, Punjabi Sikhs and Nepalese Gurkhas became linked as the British Empire's fiercest, most manly soldiers in nineteenth century discourses of 'martial races.'
This book provides an exploration of how and why Scottish Highlanders, Punjabi Sikhs and Nepalese Gurkhas became linked as the British Empire's fiercest, most manly soldiers in nineteenth century discourses of 'martial races.'
Über den Autor
Heather Streets is Assistant Professor of British and British Imperial History at Washington State University
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
1. The transformation of the British and Indian Armies in the Rebellion of 1857
2. 'Side by side in generous rivalry': Highlanders, Sikhs and Gurkhas in the Rebellion
3. A 'question on which the safety of the Empire depends': the European threat, recruiting, and the development of martial race ideology after 1870
4. 'A power which a man should try to manage for himself': military influence and martial race discourse in British popular culture
5. Martial races: the Inter-imperial uses of a racially gendered language
6. Representation versus experience: life as a martial race soldier
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780719069635
ISBN-10: 0719069637
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Streets, Heather
Hersteller: Manchester University Press
Maße: 234 x 156 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Heather Streets
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.12.2010
Gewicht: 0,392 kg
Artikel-ID: 101113223
Über den Autor
Heather Streets is Assistant Professor of British and British Imperial History at Washington State University
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
1. The transformation of the British and Indian Armies in the Rebellion of 1857
2. 'Side by side in generous rivalry': Highlanders, Sikhs and Gurkhas in the Rebellion
3. A 'question on which the safety of the Empire depends': the European threat, recruiting, and the development of martial race ideology after 1870
4. 'A power which a man should try to manage for himself': military influence and martial race discourse in British popular culture
5. Martial races: the Inter-imperial uses of a racially gendered language
6. Representation versus experience: life as a martial race soldier
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780719069635
ISBN-10: 0719069637
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Streets, Heather
Hersteller: Manchester University Press
Maße: 234 x 156 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Heather Streets
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.12.2010
Gewicht: 0,392 kg
Artikel-ID: 101113223
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