The Company's Sword by Christina Welsch
The Company's Sword reveals how the British East India Company acquired a private army and how Indian and European soldiers shaped the Company's expansion. Tracing the institutional development of the Company's armies alongside the rebellions that challenged its growth, Christina Welsch uncovers the militarism at the heart of colonial India.
'Professor Welsch vividly highlights the crucial significance of European military officers in the dynamic creation and expansion of the English East India Company's rule over IndiaShe thus adds erudite depth to our understanding of the martial foundations of British colonialism.' Michael Fisher, Oberlin College
'The Company's Sword is a thorough evaluation of the EIC's army as more than just a tool of empire, but interpreters of its authority. This book shows how European officers in India established and maintained rule 'by the sword' as a concept of empire that endured until 1857 and beyond.' Kevin Linch, University of Leeds
'The Company's Sword is a thorough evaluation of the EIC's army as more than just a tool of empire, but interpreters of its authority. This book shows how European officers in India established and maintained rule 'by the sword' as a concept of empire that endured until 1857 and beyond.' Kevin Linch, University of Leeds
Christina Welsch is Assistant Professor of the History of Britain and its Empire at Wooster College.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781108833882 |
| ISBN 10 | 1108833888 |
| Title | The Company's Sword |
| Author | Christina Welsch |
| Series | Critical Perspectives On Empire |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2022-08-25 |
| Number of pages | 300 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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