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The Company's Sword: The East India Company and the Politics of Militarism, 1644–1858 - Critical Perspectives on Empire Welsch, Christina (College of Wooster, Ohio)
The Company's Sword: The East India Company and the Politics of Militarism, 1644–1858 - Critical Perspectives on Empire
Welsch, Christina (College of Wooster, Ohio)
The Company's Sword reveals how the British East India Company acquired a private army and how Indian and European soldiers shaped the Company's expansion. Tracing the institutional development of the Company's armies alongside the rebellions that challenged its growth, Christina Welsch uncovers the militarism at the heart of colonial India.
302 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 8, 2024 |
| ISBN13 | 9781108987349 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 302 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 151 × 19 mm · 448 g |
| Language | English |