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Stanford University Press Faithful Fighters: Identity & Power in British Indian Army

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Faithful Fighters examines how the British Indian Army constructed an image of racial and religious inclusivity during the early twentieth century whilst recruiting soldiers from diverse backgrounds including Hindustani Muslims, Punjabi Sikhs, Hindu Rajputs, Pathans, and Gurkhas. As anti-colonial activism grew, military officials strategically incorporated soldiers' religious traditions and practices into army discipline to maintain loyalty and control. The book explores how the army facilitated religious observances such as Ramadan fasting for Muslim soldiers and permitted religious symbols, revealing the complex relationship between military authority, religious identity, and colonial power dynamics. This scholarly work from Stanford University Press analyses the tensions between the army's stated inclusivity and its underlying mechanisms of imperial control, offering insight into how colonial institutions managed religious and cultural diversity to serve strategic military and political objectives during a period of significant social and political upheaval in South Asia.

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Faithful Fighters analyses the British Indian Army's recruitment of diverse soldiers from multiple religious and ethnic backgrounds during the early twentieth century.

The book examines how military officials incorporated religious traditions like Ramadan fasting and religious symbols to maintain soldier discipline and loyalty.

Stanford University Press publication explores anti-colonial activism and its impact on military policies regarding religious and cultural practices.

The work investigates the tensions between the army's image of inclusivity and its actual mechanisms of imperial control and power structures.

Part of the South Asia in Motion series, offering scholarly perspective on colonial military history and identity formation in British India.

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Brand: Stanford University Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1503610020
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Europe > Great Britain > 20th Century
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 10 December 2019
Listed Since: 31 January 2019

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