British engineers and Africa, 1875-1914 / / by Casper Andersen |
Autore | Andersen Casper |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 960.23 |
Collana | Empires in Perspective |
Soggetto topico |
Engineering - Great Britain - History - 19th century
Engineering - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
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 | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457562603321 |
Andersen Casper | ||
Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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British engineers and Africa, 1875-1914 / / by Casper Andersen |
Autore | Andersen Casper |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 229 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 620.0094109034 |
Collana | Empires in perspective |
Soggetto topico |
Engineering - Great Britain - History - 19th century
Engineering - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
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 | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Altri titoli varianti | British Engineers & Africa, 1875-1914 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781750103321 |
Andersen Casper | ||
Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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British engineers and Africa, 1875-1914 / / by Casper Andersen |
Autore | Andersen Casper |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Pickering & Chatto, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 229 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 620.0094109034 |
Collana | Empires in perspective |
Soggetto topico |
Engineering - Great Britain - History - 19th century
Engineering - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
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 | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819272303321 |
Andersen Casper | ||
London, : Pickering & Chatto, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chinese Labour in South Africa, 1902-10 [[electronic resource] ] : Race, Violence, and Global Spectacle / / by R. Bright |
Autore | Bright R |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.895/1068 |
Collana | Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies |
Soggetto topico |
Civilization—History
Africa—History Great Britain—History Imperialism Emigration and immigration Social history Cultural History African History History of Britain and Ireland Imperialism and Colonialism Migration Social History |
ISBN |
1-349-33839-7
1-137-31657-8 |
Classificazione | HIS001040HIS008000HIS015000HIS037070HIS054000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Chinese Migration and "White" Networks, c.1850-1902 -- 2. The Transvaal Labour 'Problem" and the Chinese Solution -- 3. Greater Britain in South Africa : Colonial Nationalisms and Imperial Networks -- 4. A Question of Honour : slavery, sovereignty and the legal framework -- 5. Sex, Violence and the Chinese : The 1905-6 Moral Panic -- 6. Adapting the Stereotype : Race and Administrative Control -- 7. Political Repercussions -- Conclusion: Racializing Empire -- Appendix A: List of Key Figures. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790724803321 |
Bright R | ||
London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chinese Labour in South Africa, 1902-10 : Race, Violence, and Global Spectacle / / by R. Bright |
Autore | Bright R |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.895/1068 |
Collana | Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies |
Soggetto topico |
Civilization—History
Africa—History Great Britain—History Imperialism Emigration and immigration Social history Cultural History African History History of Britain and Ireland Imperialism and Colonialism Migration Social History |
ISBN |
1-349-33839-7
1-137-31657-8 |
Classificazione | HIS001040HIS008000HIS015000HIS037070HIS054000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Chinese Migration and "White" Networks, c.1850-1902 -- 2. The Transvaal Labour 'Problem" and the Chinese Solution -- 3. Greater Britain in South Africa : Colonial Nationalisms and Imperial Networks -- 4. A Question of Honour : slavery, sovereignty and the legal framework -- 5. Sex, Violence and the Chinese : The 1905-6 Moral Panic -- 6. Adapting the Stereotype : Race and Administrative Control -- 7. Political Repercussions -- Conclusion: Racializing Empire -- Appendix A: List of Key Figures. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808548303321 |
Bright R | ||
London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A civilised savagery : Britain and the new slaveries in Africa, 1884-1926 / / Kevin Grant |
Autore | Grant Kevin <1965-, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (236 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.3/62/096709034 |
Soggetto topico |
Slavery - Africa, Sub-Saharan - History - 19th century
Slavery - Africa, Sub-Saharan - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-203-95550-1
1-135-40864-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; A Civilised Savagery; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Humanity and Slavery in All Their Forms; Chapter 2 Bodies and Souls: Evangelicalism and Human Rights in the Congo Reform Campaign, 1884-1913; Chapter 3 ""Chinese Slavery"" in South Africa and Great Britain, 1902-1910; Chapter 4 Calculating Virtue: Cadbury Brothers and Slavery in Portuguese West Africa, 1901-1913; Chapter 5 British Anti-slavery and the Imperial Origins of International Government and Labor Law, 1914-1926; Epilogue; Appendix to Chapter 4; Notes
BibliographyIndex |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464257803321 |
Grant Kevin <1965-, > | ||
New York : , : Routledge, , 2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A civilised savagery : Britain and the new slaveries in Africa, 1884-1926 / / Kevin Grant |
Autore | Grant Kevin <1965-, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (236 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.3/62/096709034 |
Soggetto topico |
Slavery - Africa, Sub-Saharan - History - 19th century
Slavery - Africa, Sub-Saharan - History - 20th century |
ISBN |
1-135-40871-8
0-203-95550-1 1-135-40864-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; A Civilised Savagery; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Humanity and Slavery in All Their Forms; Chapter 2 Bodies and Souls: Evangelicalism and Human Rights in the Congo Reform Campaign, 1884-1913; Chapter 3 ""Chinese Slavery"" in South Africa and Great Britain, 1902-1910; Chapter 4 Calculating Virtue: Cadbury Brothers and Slavery in Portuguese West Africa, 1901-1913; Chapter 5 British Anti-slavery and the Imperial Origins of International Government and Labor Law, 1914-1926; Epilogue; Appendix to Chapter 4; Notes
BibliographyIndex |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787718703321 |
Grant Kevin <1965-, > | ||
New York : , : Routledge, , 2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A civilised savagery : Britain and the new slaveries in Africa, 1884-1926 / / Kevin Grant |
Autore | Grant Kevin <1965-, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (236 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.3/62/096709034 |
Soggetto topico |
Slavery - Africa, Sub-Saharan - History - 19th century
Slavery - Africa, Sub-Saharan - History - 20th century |
ISBN |
1-135-40871-8
0-203-95550-1 1-135-40864-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; A Civilised Savagery; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Humanity and Slavery in All Their Forms; Chapter 2 Bodies and Souls: Evangelicalism and Human Rights in the Congo Reform Campaign, 1884-1913; Chapter 3 ""Chinese Slavery"" in South Africa and Great Britain, 1902-1910; Chapter 4 Calculating Virtue: Cadbury Brothers and Slavery in Portuguese West Africa, 1901-1913; Chapter 5 British Anti-slavery and the Imperial Origins of International Government and Labor Law, 1914-1926; Epilogue; Appendix to Chapter 4; Notes
BibliographyIndex |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807185103321 |
Grant Kevin <1965-, > | ||
New York : , : Routledge, , 2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Developing Africa : concepts and practices in twentieth-century colonialism / / Joseph M. Hodge, Gerald Hödl, and Martina Kopf [[electronic resource]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 325.30960904 |
Collana | Studies in imperialism |
Soggetto topico |
Colonies - Africa - History - 20th century
Economic development - Africa - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | History |
ISBN | 1-78170-682-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Meanings of development in twentieth-century colonialism. From dead end to new lease of life : development in south-eastern Tanganyika from the late 1930s to the 1950s / Juhani Koponen ; Developing 'Portuguese Africa' in late colonialism : confronting discourses / Cláudia Castelo ; A history of maendeleo : the concept of 'development' in Tanganyika's late colonial public sphere / Emma Hunter -- Economic and rural development. The 'private' face of African development planning during the Second World War / Billy Frank ; Ecological concepts of development? : the case of colonial Zambia / Sven Speek ; Developming rural Africa : rural development discourse in colonial Zimbabwe, 1944-79 / E. Kushinga Makombe ; The tractor as a tool of development? : the mythologies and legacies of mechanissed tropical agriculture in French Africa, 1944-56 / Céline Pessis -- Social development and welfare. From precondition to goal of development : health and medicine in the planning and politics of British Tanganyika / Walter Bruchhausen ; 'Keystone of progress' and mise en valeur d'ensemble : British and French colonial discourses on education for development in the interwar period / Walter Schicho ; Development and education in British colonial Nigeria, 1940-55 / Uyilawa Usuanlele ; Motherhood, morality, and social order : gender and development discourse and practice in late colonial Africa / Barbara Bush -- Discourse-analytical and literary perspectives on colonial development. The world the Portuguese developed : racial politics, luso-tropicalism and development discourse in late Portuguese colonialism / Caio Simões de Araújo and Iolande Vasile ; The notion of 'développement' in French colonial discourses : changes indiscursive practices and their solcial implications / Françoise Dufour ; Developing Africa in the colonial imageination : European and African narrative writing of the interwar period / Martina Kopf -- Epilogue : taking stock, looking ahead / Joseph M. Hodge. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910154308603321 |
Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The forger's tale [[electronic resource] ] : the search for Odeziaku / / Stephanie Newell |
Autore | Newell Stephanie <1968-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Athens, : Ohio University Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (245 p.) |
Disciplina | 828/.91209 |
Collana | New African histories series |
Soggetto topico |
Authors, English - 20th century
Gay authors - Great Britain Gay men - Great Britain - Identity Gay men - Africa - Identity Forgers - Great Britain |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8214-4230-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Forging ahead: the secret gentleman of Ardwick Green -- The palm oil trader's view -- Fragments of Oscar Wilde in colonial Nigeria -- "Uranian" love in West Africa -- The politics of naming : Igbo perspectives on Stuart-Young -- The strange toleration of Stuart-Young in the African-owned press of Nigeria -- A class apart : "Johnny Jones" of Back Kay Street -- The production of a poet : Stuart-Young's verse and its readers. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454214903321 |
Newell Stephanie <1968-> | ||
Athens, : Ohio University Press, c2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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