Imperial Steam

Modernity on the Sea Route to India, 1837-74

AvJonathan Stafford

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

Del 210 i serien Studies in Imperialism

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-04-11
Mått:156 x 234 x 16 mm
Vikt:549 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in Imperialism
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:Manchester University Press
ISBN:9781526164483

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Jonathan Stafford is a Research Fellow in History at the Leibniz Centre for Literary and Cultural Research, Berlin

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'Imperial Steam makes a substantial contribution to the history of industrialization and empire. It will be useful to maritime historians and specialists on the British Empire, but it also sheds light as a case study on some of the “big” questions on modernity and machines as experienced by travellers, laborers, and consumers.'Technology and Culture, 2023'In recent decades scholars of nineteenth-century Britain have become increasingly attentive to the energy transition in this period and to the ways that coal and steam shaped the era and what came after it... Jonathan Stafford’s Imperial Steam: Modernity on the Sea Route to India, 1837–74 offers an in-depth exploration of one key chapter in these histories'Elizabeth Carolyn Miller, University of California, Davis

Innehållsförteckning

IllustrationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction 1 ‘Bustle, motion, progress, change’: Steamship modernity2 ‘A turbulent microcosm’: Steamship space3 ‘The diurnal economy of these steamers’: Steamship temporalities4 ‘Not at home, yet so completely at home’: Steamship domesticity5 ‘Dissolving views in the panorama of travel’: Producing the maritime landscapeConclusionBibliographyIndex