Telegraphic Imperialism
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Telegraphic Imperialism

Crisis and Panic in the Indian Empire, c.1830-1920

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Telegraphic Imperialism

Crisis and Panic in the Indian Empire, c.1830-1920

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The first electronic communication network transformed language, distance, and time. This book researches the telegraph system of the British Indian Empire, c.1850 to 1920, exploring one of the most significant transnational phenomena of the imperial world, and the link between communication, Empire, and social change.

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Year
2010
ISBN
9780230289604
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Figures, Maps, and Tables
  4. Foreword
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. List of Abbreviations
  7. Introduction: ‘What hath God wrought!'
  8. 1 From Laboratory to Museum: The Changing Culture of Science and Experiment in India, c. 1830–56
  9. 2 The Telegraph and the Uprisings of 1857
  10. 3 The Discipline of Technology
  11. 4 Making the Twain Meet: The New Imperialism of Telegraphy
  12. 5 The Magical Mystery Tour: Cable Telegraphy
  13. 6 Forging a New India in a Telegraph World: Expansion and Consolidation within India
  14. 7 The Telegraph General Strike of 1908
  15. 8 Swadeshi and Information Panic: Functions and Malfunctions of the Information Order, c. 1900–12
  16. Conclusion
  17. Notes
  18. Glossary
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index