colonialism and imperialism did not cohere with British servicemen’s and women’s expectations of overseas employment opportunities and “adventure” in India. This mismatch resulted in a subculture marred by uncertainties, finding an outlet in the rejection of the host society, the inadvertent development of a selfenclosed community, and the plangent notion of returning home. Whatever might have been the reasons for an isolated British community in India, Gilmour must be commended for writing a commanding and revealing narrative of the internal social dynamics of British individuals rather than merely the colonial institutions of an imperialist age.

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土地，权力与神圣：中世纪日本的财产制度。珍妮特·戈德温（Janet R.Godwin）和琼·皮格特（Joan R.Pigott）（檀香山，夏威夷：夏威夷大学出版社，2018年。第xxxvii页，532.74.00美元。）

殖民主义和帝国主义与英国军人和妇女对印度的海外就业机会和“冒险”的期望不一致。这种失配导致亚文化受到不确定性的损害，在拒绝接纳社会，寻找自我封闭的社区的无意发展以及返回家园的计划上找到了出路。不管是什么原因在印度建立孤立的英国社区，都必须赞扬吉尔穆尔撰写的一篇命令文章，揭示英国人的内部社会动态，而不只是帝国主义时代的殖民制度。