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British engineers and Africa, 1875-1914 / by Casper Andersen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Andersen, Casper.
- Series:
- Empires in perspective ; no. 16.
- Empires in perspective ; no. 16
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Engineering--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Engineering.
- Engineering--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Great Britain--Colonies--Africa--History--19th century.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Colonies--Africa--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 229 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Pickering & Chatto, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Britain's race for Africa continues to draw significant scholarly interest. Traditionally, studies have focused on well-documented figures such as explorers, missionaries and capitalists. Working against the trend, this is the first book to concentrate solely on the role of engineers. It analyses the imperial diasporas, identities and networks that developed as the British engineering profession established connections on the African continent. Using a wide range of primary sources that include correspondence, diaries, technical reports, institutional minutes and periodicals, Andersen reconstructs the networks and activities of Britain's engineers while focusing on London as an imperial engineering centre. By treating Britain and the empire as an interconnected zone, he analyses the ways in which ideas, people and technologies circulated during this period.
- Contents:
- Africa, imperial communication and the engineering press
- Engineers in imperial London
- Engineering networks and the great George Street clique
- Empire in the Institution of Civil Engineers
- Explorer-engineers and gentlemen in the public eye
- Vandals and civilizers in Aswan and London.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-317-32301-7
- 1-315-65575-6
- 1-317-32302-5
- 1-283-29197-5
- 9786613291974
- 1-84893-119-0
- 9781315655758
- OCLC:
- 756484840
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