Engines of empire : steamships and the Victorian imagination /
Burgess, Douglas R., Jr.,
Engines of empire : steamships and the Victorian imagination / Douglas R. Burgess, Jr. - Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction : annihilating space -- Phantasmagoria : steam and spectacle in the public sphere -- Selling the Mammoth : the commodification of wonder -- Leviathans : ships as fantasy -- Honor and glory crowning time : disaster sermons and the cult of technology -- Ordinary escapes : American steamboats and the masquerade of class -- One small iron country : social hierarchies on the North Atlantic -- Vandals abroad : travelogues and the pleasure cruise -- The dollars are coming : steam tourism and the transformation of space -- Tiffin for griffins : educating imperial administrators on the long voyage -- The floating Kaiser : steamships and national identity -- Sitting in darkness : critiquing imperialism from the top deck -- Conclusion : transportation is civilization.
9780804798983
2015047877
Steamboats--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Steamboats--History--United States--19th century.
Steam-navigation--History--19th century.
Passenger ships--History--19th century.
Imperialism--History--19th century.
Tourism--History--19th century.
Electronic Books.
VM657 / .E545 2016
Engines of empire : steamships and the Victorian imagination / Douglas R. Burgess, Jr. - Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction : annihilating space -- Phantasmagoria : steam and spectacle in the public sphere -- Selling the Mammoth : the commodification of wonder -- Leviathans : ships as fantasy -- Honor and glory crowning time : disaster sermons and the cult of technology -- Ordinary escapes : American steamboats and the masquerade of class -- One small iron country : social hierarchies on the North Atlantic -- Vandals abroad : travelogues and the pleasure cruise -- The dollars are coming : steam tourism and the transformation of space -- Tiffin for griffins : educating imperial administrators on the long voyage -- The floating Kaiser : steamships and national identity -- Sitting in darkness : critiquing imperialism from the top deck -- Conclusion : transportation is civilization.
9780804798983
2015047877
Steamboats--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Steamboats--History--United States--19th century.
Steam-navigation--History--19th century.
Passenger ships--History--19th century.
Imperialism--History--19th century.
Tourism--History--19th century.
Electronic Books.
VM657 / .E545 2016