Casper Andersen

British Engineers and Africa, 1875-1914

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 535g
• ISBN-13: 9781848931183
• ISBN-10: 1848931182
• Artikelnr.: 43749694

Autorenporträt

Casper Andersen

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 Africa, Imperial Communication and the Engineering Press
Chapter 2 Engineers in Imperial London
Chapter 3 Engineering Networks and the Great George Street Clique
Chapter 4 Empire in the Institution of Civil Engineers
Chapter 5 Explorer-Engineers and Gentlemen in the Public Eye
Chapter 6 Vandals and Civilizers in Aswan and London
conclusion Conclusion