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Steam power and sea power : coal, the Royal Navy, and the British Empire, c. 1870-1914 /
This book examines how the expansion of a steam-powered Royal Navy from the second half of the nineteenth century had wider ramifications across the British Empire. In particular, it considers how steam propulsion made vessels utterly dependent on a particular resource - coal - and its distribution...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, United Kingdom :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2018]
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| Colección: | Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Chapter 1
- Introduction
- Part I: The Rise of Coal Consciousness: Coal, State, and Imperial Defence
- Chapter 2
- Investigating the Coal Question
- Chapter 3
- From Coal Consciousness to Coal Consensus
- Part II: 'An Enormous System Under Splendid Control': The Development of a Coaling Infrastructure
- Chapter 4
- Sourcing Coal for the Navy
- Chapter 5
- Managing the Navy's Imperial Supply
- Part III
- Coaling Labour
- Chapter 6
- 'Gifted with Strength That Is Not Human': Using Indigenous Labour for Coaling
- Chapter 7
- 'A Shadow Would Come Over the Ship': Using Naval Labour for Coaling
- Part IV
- Sojourning at the Coaling Station
- Chapter 8
- A maritime community?
- Chapter 9
- Exploring the Station
- Chapter 10
- Epilogue.