Gentlemen of the Raj : The Indian Army Officer Corps, 1817-1949 (Record no. 940)
| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 01880nam a22001817a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0275979997 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 355.332095409034 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Barua, Pradeep P. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Gentlemen of the Raj : The Indian Army Officer Corps, 1817-1949 |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher | Pentagon Press |
| Year of publication | 2008 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xv,180 Pages |
| Other physical details | 16x23 cm |
| -- | HB |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Chronicles the institutional and organizational changes that resulted in the dramatic transformation of a small British-led colonial force into a large modern national army. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Include Abbreviations, Bibliography and Index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The dramatic transformation of a small British-led colonial force into a large modern national army, complete with its own institutional officer corps, is a unique event, one without parallel. Indeed, the Indian Army's evolution challenges many current theories on the nature of British colonial rule in India. Barua offers a case study of the only post-colonial officer corps, among developing nations, never to have toppled a civilian administration. Its successful transformation forces us to re-examine interpretations of the British Raj. This remarkable achievement was the culmination of a complex, if cautious, program of military modernization that has been practically ignored by scholars researching the colonial Indian Army. Barua examines these neglected institutional and organizational changes, demonstrating that the dynamics of colonial military modernization in India was a result of the interaction between British and Indians. The end result was the creation of a highly professional national army, one of the few in the developing world to be untainted by political involvement. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Great Britain |
| -- | India |
| -- | British Occupation of India (1765-1947) |
| -- | Politics and government |
| -- | Armed Forces |
| -- | India. Army |
| -- | Armed Forces--Officers |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Non-fiction | Garrison Public Library Multan | Garrison Public Library Multan | General Stacks | 2016-11-21 | MSL | 1487.00 | 355.332095409034 B223G 2008 | 16597 | Books |