Book ID: CBB512829665

Imperial steam: Modernity on the sea route to India, 1837-74 (2023)

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Jonathan Stafford (Author)


Manchester University Press


Publication Date: 2023
Physical Details: 264
Language: English

Imperial steam explores the early history of steamship travel to Britain’s imperial East. Drawing upon the wealth of voyage narratives which were produced in the first decades of the new route to India, the book examines the thoughts, emotions and experiences of those whose lives were caught up with the imperial project. The potent symbolism of the steamship, which exceeded the often harsh realities of travel, provided a convincing narrative for coming to terms with Britain’s global empire – not just for passengers, but for those at home who consumed the ubiquitous accounts of steamship travel. Imperial steam thus contributes to our understanding of the role of imperial networks in the production of the British imperial world view.

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Review Tommy Jamison (October 2023) Review of "Imperial steam: Modernity on the sea route to India, 1837-74". Technology and Culture (pp. 1312-1314). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Beattie, James
Adas, Michael
Bala, Poonam
Chakrabarti, Pratik
Gupta, Neha
Harrison, Mark
Journals
Environment and History
Health and History
History of European Ideas
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Technology and Culture
Publishers
Oxford University Press
Routledge
Princeton University
Harvard University Asia Center
Lexington Books
Manchester University Press
Concepts
Great Britain, colonies
Imperialism
Colonialism
Steamboats
Technology and government
Natural history
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
17th century
18th century
20th century
16th century
Places
India
Great Britain
Brazil
Australia
China
Europe
Institutions
Royal Indian Engineering College, Cooper's Hill, England
East India Company (English)
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