The Garrison State: Military, Government and Society in Colonial Punjab, 1849-1947Following the Mutiny of 1857, various factors impelled the British to turn to the province of Punjab in north-western India as the principal recruiting ground for the Indian Army. This book examines the processes by which the politics and political economy of colonial Punjab was militarised by the province`s position as the `sword arm` of the Raj. The militarisation of the administration in the Punjab was characterised by a conjunction of the military, civil and political authorities. This led to the emergence of a uniquely civil-military regime, a phenomenon that was not replicated anywhere else in British India, indeed in the Empire. Analysing these events, this book: - Studies the manner in which the Punjab became the main recruiting ground for the Indian Army - Looks at how certain districts were selected for military recruitment, and the factors motivating the `military classes` among the Punjabis to join the Army - Discusses the effects of the First World War on the recruitment process in the Punjab - Highlights the role the civil-military regime played in the politics of the Punjab, its survival after the Second World War and the manner in which it handled the demand for Pakistan and the subsequent partitioning of the province. |
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... politics until 1946. This entrenchment of the civil - military elites had repercussions for the political development of the Punjab . Once in government , the rural- military elites acted as the bond between the locality ( the military ...
... politics until 1946. This entrenchment of the civil - military elites had repercussions for the political development of the Punjab . Once in government , the rural- military elites acted as the bond between the locality ( the military ...
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... political initiative had grown out of Brit- ish anxiety at political developments in India during the war . In 1915 the Congress demanded a British declaration of policy con- cerning the advancement of self government for India . The ...
... political initiative had grown out of Brit- ish anxiety at political developments in India during the war . In 1915 the Congress demanded a British declaration of policy con- cerning the advancement of self government for India . The ...
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... politicians were interested only in making irresponsible demands on government , but would " disregard the views and needs of the solid masses " once political power was put in their hands.20 Citing the example of his province , he ...
... politicians were interested only in making irresponsible demands on government , but would " disregard the views and needs of the solid masses " once political power was put in their hands.20 Citing the example of his province , he ...
Contents
Contents | 7 |
A Return to Arms Colonial Punjab | 31 |
Recruiting in the Punjab Martial Races | 70 |
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administration agitation agricultural Akali movement amongst Amritsar district army in India Bengal Army Board British campaign cent central Punjab Chhottu Ram civil-military Committee Congress Delhi deputy commissioner dominated DSBs economic elected enlist ex-soldiers File force frontier Gakkhars Ghadr Golden Temple gurdwara Guru Ka Bagh Hayat Khan Hindu Hindu Jats Home Pol Ibid imperial Indian Army Indian Soldiers influence Jat Sikhs jathas Jhelum district Jullunder Khalsa Lahore land revenue Legislative Council Lieutenant Ludhiana mahant major manpower martial race ment mili military authorities military classes military districts military service mobilization Muslim League Mutiny O'Dwyer organizations Pakistan pensioners PHP(M political population province Punjab government Punjab Soldiers Punjabi Muslims Rawalpindi recruiting ground recruiting officer reforms religious Report Rohtak rupees rural-military elites sahajdhari sepoys SGPC Shahpur shrines Sikh community Sikh districts Sikh regiments Singh tary tehsil tion Tiwana troops Unionist Party unrest urban villages western Punjab zamindars
References to this book
Colonizing Agriculture: The Myth of Punjab Exceptionalism Mridula Mukherjee No preview available - 2005 |
Colonizing Agriculture: The Myth of Punjab Exceptionalism Mridula Mukherjee No preview available - 2005 |