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