The garrison state : the military, government and society in colonial Punjab 1849-1947
Tan Tai Yong
- SAGE, 2005.
A "return to arms" : colonial Punjab and the Indian army -- Recruiting in the Punjab : "martial races" and the military districts -- Garrison province at work : Punjab and the First World War -- Maintaining the military districts : civil-military integration and district soldiers' boards -- Managing the "martials" : control and concessions -- Securing the reins of power : politics and Punjab's rural-military elites -- The garrison state cracks : Punjab and the Second World War.