{"product_id":"imperial-engineers-the-royal-indian-engineering-college-coopers-hill-hardback-9781487506865","title":"Imperial Engineers; The Royal Indian Engineering College, Coopers Hill (Hardback) 9781487506865","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eImperial Engineers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Royal Indian Engineering College, Coopers Hill\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Hornsey (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487506865\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 April 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e432 pages, 32 b\u0026amp;w illustrations, 3 b\u0026amp;w maps, 4 b\u0026amp;w figures, 8 b\u0026amp;w tables\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 16.8 x 3.2 cm, 0.72 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eEstablished in 1871 on the outskirts of London, the Royal Indian Engineering College at Coopers Hill was arguably the first engineering school in Britain. For thirty-five years the college helped staff the government institutions of British India responsible for the railways, irrigation systems, telegraph network, and forests. Founded to meet the high demand for engineers in that country, it was closed thirty-five years later because its educational innovations had been surpassed by Britain\u0026amp;#x2019;s universities – on both occasions against the wishes of the Government of India.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eImperial Engineers\u003c\/i\u003e offers a complete history of the Royal Indian Engineering College. Drawing on the diaries of graduates working in India, the college magazine, student and alumni periodicals, and other archival documents, Richard Hornsey details why the college was established and how the students\u0026amp;#x2019; education prepared them for their work. Illustrating the impact of the college and its graduates in India and beyond, \u003ci\u003eImperial Engineers\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the personal and professional experiences of British men in India as well as the transformation of engineering education at a time of social and technological change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Tables \u003cbr\u003eList of Abbreviations \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Dastardly Murder\u003cbr\u003e2. \"This College Has Been Established at Cooper's-Hill\" \u003cbr\u003e3. The Prime Years: 1871–1896 \u003cbr\u003e4. Student Life \u003cbr\u003e5. An Officer of the Indian Telegraph Department \u003cbr\u003e6. Jungle Wallahs \u003cbr\u003e7. Engineers in India \u003cbr\u003e8. Crisis, Diversification, and Closure: 1896–1906 \u003cbr\u003e9. The Coopers Hill Society\u003cbr\u003e10. Conclusions and Reflections\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes \u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003eIndex \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52681234088216,"sku":"9781487506865","price":45.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/imperial-engineers-the-royal-indian-engineering-college-coopers-hill-hardback-9781487506865","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}