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Between two worlds : a Rajput officer in the Indian Army, 1905-21 : based on the diary of Amar Singh of Jaipur

Print Book, English, ©2005
Hamilton Books, Lanham, Md., ©2005
History
xiv, 679 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
9780761831136, 0761831134
60776377
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