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

• Autore: Andersen Casper
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 960.23
• Soggetto topico: Engineering - Great Britain - History - 19th century; Engineering - Great Britain - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Colonies Africa History 19th century; Great Britain Colonies Africa History 20th century; Great Britain Foreign relations Africa; Africa Foreign relations Great Britain
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: British engineers and Africa, 1875-1914
• ISBN: 1-317-32301-7; 1-315-65575-6; 1-317-32302-5; 1-283-29197-5; 9786613291974; 1-84893-119-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457562603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Empires in perspective ; ; Number 16.