The garrison state : the military, government and society in colonial Punjab 1849-1947
Following 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 provinces̀ position as the s̀word 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 e
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A "return to arms" : colonial Punjab and the Indian army
Recruiting in the Punjab : "martial races" and the military districts
Garrison province at work : Punjab and the First World War
Maintaining the military districts : civil-military integration and district soldiers' boards
Managing the "martials" : control and concessions
Securing the reins of power : politics and Punjab's rural-military elites
The garrison state cracks : Punjab and the Second World War
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010