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Telegraphic Imperialism

Crisis and Panic in the Indian Empire, c.1830-1920

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series (PMSTH)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Introduction: ‘What hath God wrought!’

    • Deep Kanta Lahiri Choudhury
    Pages 1-10
  3. The Telegraph and the Uprisings of 1857

    • Deep Kanta Lahiri Choudhury
    Pages 31-49
  4. The Discipline of Technology

    • Deep Kanta Lahiri Choudhury
    Pages 50-78
  5. Making the Twain Meet: The New Imperialism of Telegraphy

    • Deep Kanta Lahiri Choudhury
    Pages 79-104
  6. The Magical Mystery Tour: Cable Telegraphy

    • Deep Kanta Lahiri Choudhury
    Pages 105-128
  7. The Telegraph General Strike of 1908

    • Deep Kanta Lahiri Choudhury
    Pages 157-178
  8. Conclusion

    • Deep Kanta Lahiri Choudhury
    Pages 211-218
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 219-277

About this book

The first electronic communication network transformed language, distance, and time. This book researches the telegraph system of the British Indian Empire, c.1850 to 1920, exploring one of the most significant transnational phenomena of the imperial world, and the link between communication, Empire, and social change.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Visva Bharati University, Shantiniketan, India

    Deep Kanta Lahiri Choudhury

About the author

DEEP KANTA LAHIRI CHOUDHURY trained in history at Presidency College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India, and University of Cambridge, UK. He did his Post-Doctorate at University of Oxford. He has taught, lectured and supervised at various institutions including Cambridge, Oxford, Bristol, Jamia Millia Islamia and Visva Bharati, Shantiniketan, as well as published in various international journals.

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