Indian voices of the Great War : soldiers' letters, 1914-18 / edited by David Omissi.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction and Setting / Sanjaya Lall -- Import Liberalization and Industrial Performance: Theory and Evidence / Sanjaya Lall, Wolfram W. Latsch -- Adjustment, Technological Capabilities and Enterprise Dynamics in Kenya / Ganeshan Wignaraja, Gerrishon Ikiara -- Trade Liberalization, Firm Performance, and Technology Upgrading in Tanzania / Sonali Deraniyagala, Haji H.H. Semboja -- Technology and the Responses of Firms to Adjustment in Zimbabwe / Wolfram W. Latsch, Peter B. Robinson -- Comparative and Pooled Analysis of the Three Countries / Sonali Deraniyagala -- Opening Up -- and Shutting Down? Synthesis, Policies and Conclusions / Sanjaya Lall.

"Indian soldiers served in France from 1914 to 1918. This book is a selection of their letters. By turns poignant, funny, and almost unbearably moving, these documents vividly evoke the world of the Western Front - as seen through 'subaltern' Indian eyes. The letters also bear eloquent witness to the sepoys' often unsettling encounter with Europe, and with European culture. This book helps to map the imaginative landscape of South Asia's warrior-peasant communities."--Jacket.