Aparajith Ramnath

The Birth of an Indian Profession

Engineers, Industry, and the State, 1900-47

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Produktbeschreibung

Charting the development of the engineering profession in India from 1900 to 1947, The Birth of an Indian Profession is the first synoptic history of engineers in modern India. Through detailed case studies of public works, railways, and industrial engineers, this book argues that changes in the profession were both caused by and contributed to industrialization in the country.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 151mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 460g
• ISBN-13: 9780199469871
• ISBN-10: 0199469873
• Artikelnr.: 53542799

Autorenporträt

Aparajith Ramnath is a faculty member at the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, India. He is a historian of science, technology, and industry in South Asia, and teaches courses on Indian society, business history, and the global history of industrializatio

Inhaltsangabe

* List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Engineers in India, 1900-47
1. The Context: Indianization and Industrialization in Indian History
2. Putting Down Roots: Professional Institutions and the Growth
of an Indian Identity among Engineers
3. Men of Character: Indianization and the Culture of Public Works
Engineering
4. Keepers of the Peace: Efficiency, Loyalty, and the Limits of
Indianization on the Railways
5. Beyond Empire and Nation: The Technical Experts of the
Tata Steel Works
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
About the Author