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British Engineers and Africa, 1875-1914.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Empires in Perspective SeriesPublisher: Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (242 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781317323020
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: British Engineers and Africa, 1875-1914DDC classification:
  • 620.0094109034
LOC classification:
  • TA57.A53 2011
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Dedication -- 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.
Summary: 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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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Dedication -- 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.

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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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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