The Second World War was not fought by Britain alone. India produced the largest volunteer army in world history: over 2 million men. But, until now, there has never been a comprehensive account of India's turbulent home front and the nexus between warfare and India's society. At the heart of The Raj at War are the many lives and voices of ordinary Indian people. From the first Indian to win the Victoria Cross in the war to the three soldiers imprisoned as 'traitors to the Raj' who returned to a hero's welcome, from the ...
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The Second World War was not fought by Britain alone. India produced the largest volunteer army in world history: over 2 million men. But, until now, there has never been a comprehensive account of India's turbulent home front and the nexus between warfare and India's society. At the heart of The Raj at War are the many lives and voices of ordinary Indian people. From the first Indian to win the Victoria Cross in the war to the three soldiers imprisoned as 'traitors to the Raj' who returned to a hero's welcome, from the nurses in Indian General Hospitals to the labourers, prostitutes and families-their testimonies reveal the great upheaval experienced throughout the land. Yasmin Khan presents the hidden and sometimes overlooked history of India at war, and shows how mobilisation for the war introduced seismic processes of economic, cultural and social change-decisively shaping the international war effort, the unravelling of the empire and India's own political and economic trajectory.
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New. The Second World War was not fought by Britain alone. India produced the largest volunteer army in world history: over 2 million men. In this book, we hear the myriad voices of ordinary Indian people, from the first Indian to win the Victoria Cross, the nurses in Indian General Hospitals to labourers and their families in remote villages. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 360. 2016. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Good. Bumps/wear at edges/corners of dust jacket and hard board. Marks, scratches and some crumpling to dust jacket. Slight staining at inside jacket. Marks/scratches to hard board. Fading/marks to text blocks. Inscription at 2nd page. Text excellent/clean. 432 p. Intended for professional and scholarly audience. Intended for college/higher education audience.
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Good. Dust jacket has some light wear, marks and scratches. Minor wear at extremities of hard board. Fading at text blocks. Text very good/clean. 432 p. Intended for professional and scholarly audience. Intended for college/higher education audience.