Soldiers of uncertain rank : the West India Regiments in British imperial culture /
"This book examines the place and status of the Black soldiers of the British Army's West India Regiments from the late eighteenth century until their disbandment in 1927. Analysing their depiction in word and image, it sheds important new light on debates about race, Britishness and milit...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2024.
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| Series: | Critical perspectives on empire.
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| Summary: | "This book examines the place and status of the Black soldiers of the British Army's West India Regiments from the late eighteenth century until their disbandment in 1927. Analysing their depiction in word and image, it sheds important new light on debates about race, Britishness and military service"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781009464413 1009464418 9781009464451 1009464450 |