Martial Races: The Military, Race and Masculinity in British Imperial Culture, 1857-1914

Introduction 1. The transformation of the British and Indian Armies in the Rebellion of 1857 2. 'Side by side in generous rivalry': Highlanders, Sikhs and Gurkhas in the Rebellion 3. A 'question on which the safety of the Empire depends': the European threat, recruiting, and the development of martial race ideology after 1870 4. 'A power which a man should try to manage for himself': military influence and martial race discourse in British popular culture 5. Martial races: the Inter-imperial uses of a racially gendered language 6. Representation versus experience: life as a martial race soldier Conclusion Bibliography