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Informationen zum Autor Heather Streets is Assistant Professor of British and British Imperial History at Washington State University Klappentext This book provides an exploration of how and why Scottish Highlanders, Punjabi Sikhs and Nepalese Gurkhas became linked as the British Empire's fiercest, most manly soldiers in nineteenth century discourses of 'martial races.' Zusammenfassung This book provides an exploration of how and why Scottish Highlanders, Punjabi Sikhs and Nepalese Gurkhas became linked as the British Empire’s fiercest, most manly soldiers in nineteenth century discourses of ‘martial races.’ -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 soldierConclusionBibliographyIndex
