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UNINA9910457562603321 |
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Autore |
Andersen Casper |
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Titolo |
British engineers and Africa, 1875-1914 / / by Casper Andersen |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-32301-7 |
1-315-65575-6 |
1-317-32302-5 |
1-283-29197-5 |
9786613291974 |
1-84893-119-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Collana |
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Empires in Perspective ; ; Number 16 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2011 by Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Limited. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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