Martial races : the military, race and masculinity in British imperial culture, 1857-1914 /: the military, race and masculinity in British imperial culture, 1857-1914. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Heather Streets.
• Other Names: Streets-Salter, Heather
• Contents: Introduction1. The transformation of the British and Indian Armies in the Rebellion of 18572. ‘Side by side in generous rivalry’: Highlanders, Sikhs and Gurkhas in the Rebellion3. A ‘question on which the safety of the Empire depends’: the European threat, recruiting, and the development of martial race ideology after 18704. ‘A power which a man should try to manage for himself’: military influence and martial race discourse in British popular culture5. Martial races: the Inter-imperial uses of a racially gendered language6. Representation versus experience: life as a martial race soldierConclusionBibliography
• Publisher Details: Manchester : Manchester University Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (256 pages)
• Subjects: 355.0089; Scots -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Sikhs -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Gurkhas -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Masculinity; History -- 19th century; Minorities -- History -- 19th century; Recruiting, enlistment, etc -- History -- 19th century
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781847793942; 1847793940
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.