Soldiers of Empire
Subtitle: Indian and British Armies in World War II
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9781107169586
Subjects: World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, eastern front; Great britain, army; Sociology, military; World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, burma
Description: "How are soldiers made? Why do they fight? Re-imagining the study of armed forces and society, Barkawi examines the imperial and multinational armies that fought in Asia in the Second World War, especially the British Indian army in the Burma campaign. Going beyond conventional narratives, Barkawi studies soldiers in transnational context, from recruitment and training to combat and memory. Drawing on history, sociology and anthropology, the book critiques the 'Western way of war' from a postcolonial perspective. Barkawi reconceives soldiers as cosmopolitan, their battles irreducible to the national histories that monopolize them." -- Publisher's description