British Engineers and Africa, 1875–1914

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Casper Andersen

Empires in Perspective

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.

Sample pages

• Introduction
• Index

Readership

Victorian Studies, Historical Geography, Economic History, History of Science and Technology and Empire Studies

Contents

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

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• Between Empire and Revolution: A Life of Sidney Bunting, 1873–1936
• Communications in Africa, 1880–1939
• Consuls and the Institutions of Global Capitalism, 1783–1914
• Economic Development of Africa, 1880–1939
• Financing India's Imperial Railways, 1875–1914
• The Government and Administration of Africa, 1880–1939
• Victorian Science and Literature
• A Wider Patriotism: Alfred Milner and the British Empire

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