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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457562603321

Autore

Andersen Casper

Titolo

British engineers and Africa, 1875-1914 / / by Casper Andersen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-317-32301-7

1-315-65575-6

1-317-32302-5

1-283-29197-5

9786613291974

1-84893-119-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Empires in Perspective ; ; Number 16

Disciplina

960.23

Soggetti

Engineering - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Engineering - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Great Britain Colonies Africa History 19th century

Great Britain Colonies Africa History 20th century

Great Britain Foreign relations Africa

Africa Foreign relations Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2011 by Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Limited.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements; List of Tables; Introduction; 1. Africa, Imperial Communication and the Engineering Press; 2. Engineers in Imperial London; 3. Engineering Networks and the Great George Street Clique; 4. Empire in the Institution of Civil Engineers; 5. Explorer-Engineers and Gentlemen in the Public Eye; 6. Vandals and Civilizers in Aswan and London; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 a centre of imperial expansion.