Empire and Gunpowder: Military Industrialisation and Ascendancy of the East India Company in India
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Empire and Gunpowder: Military Industrialisation and Ascendancy of the East India Company in India, 1757–1856 (War and Society in South Asia)

SKU: 9781032468426

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Uncover the military industrialisation that propelled the East India Company’s ascendancy in India. This insightful study meticulously examines the critical role of gunpowder and sophisticated warfare from 1757 to 1856. Explore how the Company’s standardised manufacturing and efficient bureaucracy provided an edge over Indian polities, contrasting their approach to innovation. Drawing on extensive archives from India and the UK, this book offers a vital perspective on the British Empire’s rise in South Asia. Essential for students and researchers of Indian history, military history, and South Asian studies.

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