Yong, Tan Tai.

The garrison state: the military, government and society in colonial Punjab 1849-1947/ Tan Tai Yong. - New Delhi: SAGE, c2005. - 333 p. : maps ; 23 cm. - Sage series in modern Indian history, 8. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. A "return to arms": Colonial Punjab and the Indian Army -- 2. Recruiting in the Punjab: "Martial races and the military districts -- 3. Garrison province at work: Punjab and the First World War -- 4. Maintaining the military districts: Civil-military integration and district soldiers boards -- 5. Managing the "martials": Control and concessions -- 6. Securing the reins of power: Politics and Punjab's rural-military elites -- 7. The garrison state cracks: Punjab and the Second World War


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India--Punjab
India
British Occupation of India (1765-1947)
British colonies

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