Telegraphic imperialism: crisis and panic in the Indian Empire, c.1830/
Deep Kanta Lahiri Choudhury.
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
- xii, 277 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-270) and index.
From Laboratory to Museum: the Changing Culture of Science and Experiment in India, circa 1830-1856 -- The Telegraph and the Uprisings of 1857 -- The Discipline of Technology -- Making the Twain Meet: the New Imperialism of Telegraphy -- The Magical Mystery Tour: Cable Telegraphy -- Telegraphic Imperialism: Expansion and Consolidation within India 146-174 -- The Telegraph General Strike of 1908 -- Swadeshi and Information Panic: Functions and Malfunctions of the Information Order, c.1900-1912 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.
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Telegraph--India. Telegraph--History.--India Telegraph--Social aspects--India. Social change--India.