Financing India's Imperial Railways, 1875–1914

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

Av Stuart Sweeney

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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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Utgivningsdatum2011-09-01
Mått156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt544 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SeriePerspectives in Economic and Social History
Antal sidor268
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781848930476

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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;