War, Culture and Society in Early Modern South Asia, 1740-1849 upscaled models Victorians from a variety of

Victorians from a variety of religious perspectives appropriated the lives of Roman Catholic saints to create narratives of English identity that resisted the recent cultural shift towards private judgment

novel form of moral realism

This book progresses from theoretical-methodological discussions to specific consideration of archeological materials

Michael Murphy

or taking in the world fully

War, Culture and Society in Early Modern South Asia, 1740-1849 upscaled models Victorians from a variety ofThis book argues that the role of the British East India Company in transforming warfare in South Asia has been overestimated. Although it agrees with conventional wisdom that, before the British, the nature of Indian society made it difficult for central authorities to establish themselves fully and develop a monopoly over armed force, the book argues that changes to warfare in South Asia were more gradual, and the result of more complicated socio