Martial Races The Military, Race and Masculinity in British Imperial Culture, 1857-1914 |
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| Author:
| Streets, Heather |
| Series title: | Studies in Imperialism Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7190-6963-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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This book provides an exploration of how and why Scottish Highlanders, Punjabi Sikhs and Nepalese Gurkhas became linked as the British Empire's fiercest, most manly soldiers in nineteenth century discourses of 'martial races.' -- .
This book provides an exploration of how and why Scottish Highlanders, Punjabi Sikhs and Nepalese Gurkhas became linked as the British Empire's fiercest, most manly soldiers in nineteenth century discourses of 'martial races.' -- .