Heather Streets is Assistant Professor of British and British Imperial History at Washington State University

• Introduction1. The transformation of the British and Indian Armies in the Rebellion of 18572. ‘Side by side in generous rivalry’: Highlanders, Sikhs and Gurkhas in the Rebellion3. A ‘question on which the safety of the Empire depends’: the European threat, recruiting, and the development of martial race ideology after 18704. ‘A power which a man should try to manage for himself’: military influence and martial race discourse in British popular culture5. Martial races: the Inter-imperial uses of a racially gendered language6. Representation versus experience: life as a martial race soldierConclusionBibliography

Heather Streets is Assistant Professor of British and British Imperial History at Washington State University

• Introduction1. The transformation of the British and Indian Armies in the Rebellion of 18572. ‘Side by side in generous rivalry’: Highlanders, Sikhs and Gurkhas in the Rebellion3. A ‘question on which the safety of the Empire depends’: the European threat, recruiting, and the development of martial race ideology after 18704. ‘A power which a man should try to manage for himself’: military influence and martial race discourse in British popular culture5. Martial races: the Inter-imperial uses of a racially gendered language6. Representation versus experience: life as a martial race soldierConclusionBibliography

Heather Streets is Assistant Professor of British and British Imperial History at Washington State University

• Introduction1. The transformation of the British and Indian Armies in the Rebellion of 18572. ‘Side by side in generous rivalry’: Highlanders, Sikhs and Gurkhas in the Rebellion3. A ‘question on which the safety of the Empire depends’: the European threat, recruiting, and the development of martial race ideology after 18704. ‘A power which a man should try to manage for himself’: military influence and martial race discourse in British popular culture5. Martial races: the Inter-imperial uses of a racially gendered language6. Representation versus experience: life as a martial race soldierConclusionBibliography