Sitting at the heart of the Raj's project to 'improve' India, the construction of railways began as a 'liberal' experiment in 1853: to promote trade and commerce, to distribute food, and to facilitate the movement of troops. This study focuses in on what was the largest investme…
Sitting at the heart of the Raj's project to 'improve' India, the construction of railways began as a 'liberal' experiment in 1853: to promote trade and commerce, to distribute food, and to facilitate the movement of troops. This study focuses in on what was the largest investme…
Using evidence from contemporary printed images, Smith examines the attitudes of Christian Europe to the Ottoman empire and to Islam. Conflicting feelings of fascination and fear among individuals reflect wider societal issues within the changing social, political and religious …
Using evidence from contemporary printed images, Smith examines the attitudes of Christian Europe to the Ottoman empire and to Islam. She also considers the relationship between text and image, placing it in the cultural context of the Reformation and beyond.
Using evidence from contemporary printed images, Smith examines the attitudes of Christian Europe to the Ottoman empire and to Islam. Conflicting feelings of fascination and fear among individuals reflect wider societal issues within the changing social, political and religious …
The essays in this collection examine religion, politics and commerce in Scotland during a time of crisis and turmoil. Contributors look at the effect of the Union on Scottish trade and commerce, the Scottish role in tobacco and sugar plantations, Robert Burns's early poetry on …
