Between Two Worlds: A Rajput Officer in the Indian Army, 1905-21 describes two societies in early twentieth century colonial India-the British governmental and military society and the regional Rajasthan aristocracy. The book portrays the pioneering experiences of Captain (later Major-General) Amar Singh, an aristocrat of Jaipur State, in the peacetime cantonments of Mhow (1906-14) and New Delhi (1918-19), on the Western and Mesopotamian fronts of World War One, and on the Northwest Frontier (1919-21) during the Pathan uprising. Singh's personal story, revealed through his diary, details Indo-British cultural collaboration.…mehr
Between Two Worlds: A Rajput Officer in the Indian Army, 1905-21 describes two societies in early twentieth century colonial India-the British governmental and military society and the regional Rajasthan aristocracy. The book portrays the pioneering experiences of Captain (later Major-General) Amar Singh, an aristocrat of Jaipur State, in the peacetime cantonments of Mhow (1906-14) and New Delhi (1918-19), on the Western and Mesopotamian fronts of World War One, and on the Northwest Frontier (1919-21) during the Pathan uprising. Singh's personal story, revealed through his diary, details Indo-British cultural collaboration.
DeWitt C. Ellinwood, Jr. is Associate Professor Emeritus of History at the University at Albany (SUNY). Dr. Ellinwood earned his Ph.D. in History from Washington University.
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Chapter 1 List of Maps Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Acknowledgments Chapter 4 Introduction: Contexts and Concepts Chapter 5 An Indian Officer of Uncertain Position: The Initiation, 1905 Chapter 6 Setting the Patterns of Dual Life, 1905 Chapter 7 Marking Time in the Military: The Mhow Cantonment, 1906-1914 Chapter 8 Qualities of Life in Mhow and Indore Chapter 9 Where the Heart Was: Jaipur, Kanota, and the Company of Rajputs, 1906-14 Chapter 10 State and Estate, 1906-14: Dealing with the Maharaja's Government; Developing the Thikana Chapter 11 Swept Up in the Great War: The Western Front 1914-15 Chapter 12 Wartime Experienc3es outside Europe; British Policy and New Commissions, 1915-18 Chapter 13 A Regimental Officer: The New Delhi Cantonment and the Northwest Frontier, 1918-21 Chapter 14 The Solace of Home, Princely Changes, and the Continuity of Rajput Life, 1916-21 Chapter 15 A Dramatic Change: Princely Adoption and Change in Family Fortunes, 1921 Chapter 16 Perspectives and Epilogue Chapter 17 Appendices Chapter 18 Glossary Chapter 19 Bibliography Chapter 20 Biographical Sketch of the Author Chapter 21 Index
Chapter 1 List of Maps Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Acknowledgments Chapter 4 Introduction: Contexts and Concepts Chapter 5 An Indian Officer of Uncertain Position: The Initiation, 1905 Chapter 6 Setting the Patterns of Dual Life, 1905 Chapter 7 Marking Time in the Military: The Mhow Cantonment, 1906-1914 Chapter 8 Qualities of Life in Mhow and Indore Chapter 9 Where the Heart Was: Jaipur, Kanota, and the Company of Rajputs, 1906-14 Chapter 10 State and Estate, 1906-14: Dealing with the Maharaja's Government; Developing the Thikana Chapter 11 Swept Up in the Great War: The Western Front 1914-15 Chapter 12 Wartime Experienc3es outside Europe; British Policy and New Commissions, 1915-18 Chapter 13 A Regimental Officer: The New Delhi Cantonment and the Northwest Frontier, 1918-21 Chapter 14 The Solace of Home, Princely Changes, and the Continuity of Rajput Life, 1916-21 Chapter 15 A Dramatic Change: Princely Adoption and Change in Family Fortunes, 1921 Chapter 16 Perspectives and Epilogue Chapter 17 Appendices Chapter 18 Glossary Chapter 19 Bibliography Chapter 20 Biographical Sketch of the Author Chapter 21 Index
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