Earlier research has claimed that the British officer corps did not go through professionalization until the emergence of institutionalized education for military officers in the 19th century. This study argues that British officers in service of the East India Company in India showed signs of professionalization before 1800, contrary to earlier claims. The theoretical framework is composed in many respects by opposite roles of the officer, representing the pre-paradigm ideal of “the fighting man” and the post-paradigm role of the professional and bureaucrat. By processing letters, official documents and accounts on armed conflicts in India using digital methods, verbs performed by military officers have been extracted, categorized and anal...
This article examines the diffusion of meritocratic practices as a potential instance of policy tran...
The bulk of British army officers during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars were junior of...
In 1917, a mere thirty years before India gained independence from Britain, Indians were alIowed int...
Earlier research has claimed that the British officer corps did not go through professionalization u...
The Indian Army underwent a process of reform and modernisation from 1861 onwards. The aim was to cr...
The Indian army under British rule was unique in that it had two sets of officers, one British and o...
The Indian army under British rule was unique in that it had two sets of officers, one British and o...
This thesis argues that the officer establishment of the British Army experienced considerable profe...
This dissertation is a collective biographical study of 394 British officers who served in four regi...
“Judging Empire” examines the culture of the British Army during its transformation from a national ...
This dissertation explores connections between occupation, class, and state formation, employing com...
During the first half of the twentieth century the colonial Indian army underwent a dramatic transit...
Professionalism made many inroads into the army during the eighteenth century and it gathered pace i...
This article analyzes the ways in which civil–military relations shape professional military educati...
The following thesis is an examination of the professionalization of the British line infantry offic...
This article examines the diffusion of meritocratic practices as a potential instance of policy tran...
The bulk of British army officers during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars were junior of...
In 1917, a mere thirty years before India gained independence from Britain, Indians were alIowed int...
Earlier research has claimed that the British officer corps did not go through professionalization u...
The Indian Army underwent a process of reform and modernisation from 1861 onwards. The aim was to cr...
The Indian army under British rule was unique in that it had two sets of officers, one British and o...
The Indian army under British rule was unique in that it had two sets of officers, one British and o...
This thesis argues that the officer establishment of the British Army experienced considerable profe...
This dissertation is a collective biographical study of 394 British officers who served in four regi...
“Judging Empire” examines the culture of the British Army during its transformation from a national ...
This dissertation explores connections between occupation, class, and state formation, employing com...
During the first half of the twentieth century the colonial Indian army underwent a dramatic transit...
Professionalism made many inroads into the army during the eighteenth century and it gathered pace i...
This article analyzes the ways in which civil–military relations shape professional military educati...
The following thesis is an examination of the professionalization of the British line infantry offic...
This article examines the diffusion of meritocratic practices as a potential instance of policy tran...
The bulk of British army officers during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars were junior of...
In 1917, a mere thirty years before India gained independence from Britain, Indians were alIowed int...