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Design, Technology and Communication in the British Empire, 1830–1914

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Authors:
  1. Annie Tindley

    1. School of History, Classics & Archaelogy, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom

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  2. Andrew Wodehouse

    1. Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom

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  • Utilises eleven detailed archival case studies to illustrate a more concrete picture of inter-imperial discourse through technological migration.

  • Employs a post-colonial approach emphasising the fluidity, plurality and circularity of forms of interaction, highlighting the varied nature of colonialism and the role design plays as a language of communication.

  • Bridges, in an innovative and interdisciplinary manner, the history of empire and technology and engineering science.

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction: Designing the Empire

    • Annie Tindley, Andrew Wodehouse
    Pages 1-14

  3. Acquiring Markets – The Opportunities of Empire

    • Annie Tindley, Andrew Wodehouse
    Pages 15-39

  4. Defining Specifications – The Requirements of Empire

    • Annie Tindley, Andrew Wodehouse
    Pages 41-61

  5. Conceptual Development – The Embodied Empire

    • Annie Tindley, Andrew Wodehouse
    Pages 63-86

  6. Realising Production – The Tools of Empire

    • Annie Tindley, Andrew Wodehouse
    Pages 87-106

  7. Conclusion: An Empire Connected?

    • Annie Tindley, Andrew Wodehouse
    Pages 107-114

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 115-131
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About this book

This book is an innovative, interdisciplinary study of the nature of design as a form of communication within and across Britain and its empire in the long nineteenth century. In this period, Britain had developed from the world’s first industrial nation into the ‘Workshop of the World’ but how were technological innovations translated and communicated across the imperial territories? How were designs turned into reality? This book explores these themes, incorporating archival case study technologies such as trains, sugar manufacture and agricultural technologies. Using a four-part framework we firstly examine the identification of innovation opportunities and how these translated to engineering specifications. The realization of conceptual designs through collaboration and their subsequent manufacture and distribution as finished products are then reviewed. Using the authors’ expertise in the fields of historical and design engineering, this study contributes real-world case studies to design theory.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of History, Classics & Archaelogy, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom

    Annie Tindley

  • Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Andrew Wodehouse

About the authors

Dr Annie Tindley is Senior lecturer in British History at the University of Newcastle, UK, specialising in modern Scottish, British and Imperial history.


Dr Andrew Wodehouse is Senior lecturer in Design, Manufacturing and Engineering at the University of Strathclyde, UK, specialising in interaction design, creativity and innovative design teams.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Design, Technology and Communication in the British Empire, 1830–1914

  • Authors: Annie Tindley, Andrew Wodehouse

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59798-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Pivot London

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-59797-7Published: 16 December 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-59798-4Published: 30 November 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 131

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, Imperialism and Colonialism, History of Technology, Cultural History, History of Science

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