03442nam 2200721 a 450 991081927230332120200520144314.01-317-32301-71-315-65575-61-317-32302-51-283-29197-597866132919741-84893-119-010.4324/9781315655758 (CKB)2550000000050196(EBL)784783(OCoLC)756484840(SSID)ssj0000632883(PQKBManifestationID)11441976(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000632883(PQKBWorkID)10616009(PQKB)11105572(MiAaPQ)EBC2126803(MiAaPQ)EBC4015283(MiAaPQ)EBC1510896(MiAaPQ)EBC784783(OCoLC)958105768(Au-PeEL)EBL784783(UkCbUP)CR9781848931190(EXLCZ)99255000000005019620111130d2011 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBritish engineers and Africa, 1875-1914 /by Casper Andersen1st ed.London Pickering & Chatto20111 online resource (xi, 229 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Empires in perspective ;no. 16Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).1-84893-118-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Empires in perspective ;no. 16.EngineeringGreat BritainHistory19th centuryEngineeringGreat BritainHistory20th centuryGreat BritainColoniesAfricaHistory19th centuryGreat BritainColoniesAfricaHistory20th centuryEngineeringHistoryEngineeringHistory620.0094109034620.0094109034Andersen Casper1696960MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819272303321British engineers and Africa, 1875-19144077315UNINA