Overview

The Indian railway network began as a liberal experiment to promote trade and commerce, the distribution of food and military mobility. Sweeney's study focuses on Britain's largest overseas investment project during the nineteenth century, offering a new perspective on the Anglo-Indian experience.

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Author:   Stuart Sweeney
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
Volume:   14
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9781848930476

ISBN 10:   184893047
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   01 September 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 ‘Productive’ Indian Railways, 1875–1914: Space for Gentlemanly Capitalists and Industrialists in a Mixed Economy; Chapter 2 Indian Railways and Famines, 1875–1914: Magic Wheels and Empty Stomachs; Chapter 3 Military Railways in India, 1875–1914: Russophobia, Technology and the Indian Taxpayer; Chapter 4 Indian Railroading: Floating Railway Companies in the Late Nineteenth Century; Chapter 5 Northern Wars and Southern Diplomacy: Sir Douglas Forsyth’s Second Career on the Indian Railways; Chapter 6 Eminent ICS Victorians: Richard Strachey and Theodore Hope as Poachers and Gamekeepers; Chapter 7 Background, Proceedings and Legacy of the Mackay Committee of 1908: Gentlemanly Capitalists, Indian Nationalists and Laissez-Faire; conclusion Conclusion;

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