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Martial races: The military, race and masculinity in British imperial culture, 1857–1914 - Studies in Imperialism Heather Streets
Martial races: The military, race and masculinity in British imperial culture, 1857–1914 - Studies in Imperialism
Heather Streets
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.’ -- .
254 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 1, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9780719069635 |
| Publishers | Manchester University Press |
| Pages | 256 |
| Dimensions | 157 × 232 × 14 mm · 402 g |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Mackenzie, John |
| Series Editor | Thompson, Andrew |