Steam Power and Sea Power - Coal, the Royal Navy, and the British Empire, c. 1870-1914 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

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 around the world. In doing so, it shows that the 'coal question' was central to imperial defence and the protection of trade, requiring the creation of infrastructures that spanned the globe. This infrastructure required careful management, and the processes involved show the development of bureaucracy and the reliance on the 'contractor state' to ensure this was both robust and able to allow swift mobilisation in war. The requirement to stop regularly at foreign stations also brought men of the Royal navy into contact with local coal heavers, as well as indigenous populations and landscapes. These encounters and their dissemination are crucial to our understanding of imperial relationships and imaginations at the height of the imperial age.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies
Release date:	October 2017
First published:	2018
Authors:	Steven Gray
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	289
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-57641-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Naval forces & warfare Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Energy industries & utilities > Coal & solid fuel industries Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history
LSN:	1-137-57641-3
Barcode:	9781137576415

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