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Engineering Empires : A Cultural History of Technology in Nineteenth-Century Britain /

Engineers are empire-builders. Watt, Brunel, and others worked to build and expand personal and business empires of material technology and in so doing these engineers also became active agents of political and economic empire. This book provides a fascinating exploration of the cultural constructio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marsden, Ben (Author), Smith, Crosbie (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:
History.
Cultural History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
History of Science.
History of Technology.
Modern History.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
Civilization > History.
History, Modern.
Technology > History.
World history.
Great Britain > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Engineers are empire-builders. Watt, Brunel, and others worked to build and expand personal and business empires of material technology and in so doing these engineers also became active agents of political and economic empire. This book provides a fascinating exploration of the cultural construction of the large-scale technologies of empire.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 351 pages)
ISBN:9780230504127
DOI:10.1057/9780230504127