1. An Open Military Economy: The British Conquest of South India Reconsidered, 1780-1799.
- Author
-
Vartavarian, Mesrob
- Subjects
- *
BRITISH occupation of India, 1765-1947 , *MILITARY mobilization , *NON-state actors (International relations) , *EIGHTEENTH century , *CORPORATE history , *HISTORY ,MYSORE Wars, India, 1766-1799 - Abstract
This article examines the interaction between British colonial officials and indigenous military labour markets during the Anglo-Mysore Wars. When faced with a severe foreign threat the Company did not totally opt for fiscal-military methods of mobilization as is argued in the conventional historiography, but instead resorted to a policy of supporting warrior groups and local dealers who could service the Company's military requirements. The British patronised a variety of military service groups rather than forcibly subordinated them to their control. War resulted in the diffusion of resources to non-state actors who organised the means of violence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2014
- Full Text
- View/download PDF