Author

Publication

2017 - Cambridge University Press

Language

English

Word Count

84,500 words, Guess

Page Count

338 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101316620654
  • ISBN-139781316620656
  • Better World Books9781316620656
  • Open LibraryOL28635578M

Classifications

  • LCCD767.6.B27 2017

Description

"How are soldiers made? Why do they fight? Re-imagining the study of armed forces and society, Barkawi examines the imperial and multinational armies that fought in Asia in the Second World War, especially the British Indian army in the Burma campaign. Going beyond conventional narratives, Barkawi studies soldiers in transnational context, from recruitment and training to combat and memory. Drawing on history, sociology and anthropology, the book critiques the 'Western way of war' from a postcolonial perspective. Barkawi reconceives soldiers as cosmopolitan, their battles irreducible to the national histories that monopolize them." -- Publisher's description

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Soldiers of Empire: Indian and British Armies in World War IICambridge University Press2017-01-01

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