Railway imperialism / edited by Clarence B. Davis and Kenneth E. Wilburn, Jr., with Ronald E. Robinson.
| Other author | Davis, Clarence B. (Clarence Baldwin) |
| Other author | Wilburn, Kenneth E. |
| Other author | Robinson, Ronald, 1920-1999 |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Greenwood Press, 1991. |
| Description | xix, 225 pages : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Contributions in comparative colonial studies ; no. 26, 0163-3813 ; Contributions in comparative colonial studies ; no. 26. ^A417850 |
| Contents | Railway imperialism / Ronald E. Robinson -- Railway imperialism in Canada, 1847-1865 / Donald W. Roman -- Engines of empire and independence : railways in South Africa, 1863-1916 / Kenneth E. Wilburn, Jr. -- Railway politics and imperialism in Central Africa, 1889-1953 / W. Travis Hanes III -- Profits and visions : British capital and railway construction in Argentina, 1854-1886 / William J. Fleming -- In the path of progress : railroads and moral reform in Porfirian Mexico / William E. French -- Railways, Raj, and the Indian states : policy of collaboration and coercion in Hyderabad / Tara Sethia -- Thailand's railways and informal imperialism / David F. Holm -- Russia, the Soviet Union, and the Chinese Eastern Railway / R. Edward Glatfelter -- Railway imperialism in China, 1895-1939 / Clarence B. Davis -- Railways and informal empire / Ronald E. Robinson. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 89026025 |
| ISBN | 0313259666 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) |