Martial Races: The Military, Race and Masculinity in British Imperial Culture, 1857-1914

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.' -- .

• | By (Author): Heather Streets
• | Publisher: Manchester University Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 01, 2010
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0719069637
• | ISBN-13: 9780719069635