Book contents
- Soldiers of Uncertain Rank
- Critical Perspectives on Empire
- Soldiers of Uncertain Rank
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Race, Military Spectacle and the West India Regiments
- 2 The Spectre of a Black Soldiery
- 3 Establishing the Steady Black Soldier
- 4 The Reorientation of the West India Regiments
- 5 Displaying Valour
- 6 Neither Soldiers nor Warriors
- 7 Bringing the Troops Home
- 8 Remembering the West India Regiments
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 October 2024
Book contents
- Soldiers of Uncertain Rank
- Critical Perspectives on Empire
- Soldiers of Uncertain Rank
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Race, Military Spectacle and the West India Regiments
- 2 The Spectre of a Black Soldiery
- 3 Establishing the Steady Black Soldier
- 4 The Reorientation of the West India Regiments
- 5 Displaying Valour
- 6 Neither Soldiers nor Warriors
- 7 Bringing the Troops Home
- 8 Remembering the West India Regiments
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
- Type
- Chapter
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- Soldiers of Uncertain RankThe West India Regiments in British Imperial Culture, pp. 223 - 241Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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