Gentlemen of the Raj: the Indian Army Officer Corps, 1817-1949/ Pradeep P. Barua.
Material type: TextPublication details: Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2003Description: xv, 180 p.; 25 cmISBN: 0275979997 Subject(s): India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 | India -- History, Military | India -- History | Great Britain -- Armed forces -- India -- History | India -- Politics and government | India -- Politics and governmentDDC classification: 355.3320954Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 355.3320954 BAR/G (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P22172 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-171) and index.
1. A cathartic debate: the indianization of the Indian army office corps, 1817-1919 -- 2. The High Road to Dehra Dun: the institutionalization of the Indian officer corps, 1919-1947 -- 3. An officer and a gentleman: the socialization of the Indian officer cadet, 1919-1945 -- 4. Wogs in the mess: the introduction of Indian officers into the colonial Indian army, 1919-1947 -- 5. The roots of doctrine: modernization of the Indian army, 1919-1939 -- 6. The crucible of war: the second world war and the emergence of the Indian general staff -- 7. The Indian army and the colonial legacy.
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