The Engines of Empire explores the complex relationship between Victorians and their greatest invention: the steamship.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Douglas R. Burgess Jr. is Assistant Professor of History at Yeshiva University. He is the author of The Politics of Piracy (2014), and a contributor to The New York Times and the The Huffington Post.
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Introduction: Annihilating Space 1. Phantasmagoria: Steam and Spectacle in the Public Sphere 2. Selling the Mammoth: The Commodification of Wonder 3. Leviathans: Ships as Fantasy 4. Honor and Glory Crowning Time: Disaster Sermons and the Cult of Technology 5. Ordinary Escapes: American Steamboats and the Masquerade of Class 6. One Small Iron Country: Social Hierarchies on the North Atlantic 7. Vandals Abroad: Travelogues and the Pleasure Cruise 8. The Dollars Are Coming: Steam Tourism and the Transformation of Space 9. Tiffin for Griffins: Educating Imperial Administrators on the Long Voyage 10. The Floating Kaiser: Steamships and National Identity 11. Sitting in Darkness: Critiquing Imperialism from the Top Deck Conclusion: Transportation Is Civilization
Introduction: Annihilating Space 1. Phantasmagoria: Steam and Spectacle in the Public Sphere 2. Selling the Mammoth: The Commodification of Wonder 3. Leviathans: Ships as Fantasy 4. Honor and Glory Crowning Time: Disaster Sermons and the Cult of Technology 5. Ordinary Escapes: American Steamboats and the Masquerade of Class 6. One Small Iron Country: Social Hierarchies on the North Atlantic 7. Vandals Abroad: Travelogues and the Pleasure Cruise 8. The Dollars Are Coming: Steam Tourism and the Transformation of Space 9. Tiffin for Griffins: Educating Imperial Administrators on the Long Voyage 10. The Floating Kaiser: Steamships and National Identity 11. Sitting in Darkness: Critiquing Imperialism from the Top Deck Conclusion: Transportation Is Civilization
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