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

By:

Roy Kaushik

Contributor(s):

Publication details: London Routledge 2011Description: 240p xiiISBN:

9780415728362

Subject(s):

1. War - Culture - South Asia

DDC classification:

341.6 ROY

Contents:

Table of Contents: 1. Naval Warfare in South Asia: 1500-1850. 2. The Changing Pattern of Later Mughal Warfare. 3. Army, State and Political Economy of the East India Company. 4. Armies, Warfare and Political Economy of Mysore: 1760-1799. 5. The Maratha Confederacy: Armies, Economy and Warfare. 6. Khalsa Kingdom against the East India Company, 1780-1849.

Summary: ABSTRACT 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 broker in south India, to 1849, when the British eliminated the last substantial indigenous kingdom in the sub-continent. Placing South Asian military history in a global, comparative context, it examines military innovations; armies and how they conducted themselves; navies and naval warfare; major Indian military powers - such as the Mysore and Khalsa kingdoms, the Maratha confederacy - and the British, explaining why they succeeded.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
BOOKs	National Law School	341.6 ROY (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		26884

Table of Contents:
1. Naval Warfare in South Asia: 1500-1850.
2. The Changing Pattern of Later Mughal Warfare.
3. Army, State and Political Economy of the East India Company.
4. Armies, Warfare and Political Economy of Mysore: 1760-1799.
5. The Maratha Confederacy: Armies, Economy and Warfare.
6. Khalsa Kingdom against the East India Company, 1780-1849.

ABSTRACT
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 broker in south India, to 1849, when the British eliminated the last substantial indigenous kingdom in the sub-continent. Placing South Asian military history in a global, comparative context, it examines military innovations; armies and how they conducted themselves; navies and naval warfare; major Indian military powers - such as the Mysore and Khalsa kingdoms, the Maratha confederacy - and the British, explaining why they succeeded.

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