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Conference "Mysterious M. Falkowski, ingénieur civil: railways and informal imperialism in the Ottoman Syria and Iraq (1850s-1860s)" Darina Martykánová — IFEA Istanbul, 14 novembre 2024

Year: 2024

Type: other

Abstract: In EnglishAt IFEA & online In person registration Zoom Registration Darina Martykánová, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, SpainRailways were considered key to a region’s economic development, but they could also be instrumentalized by local and foreign powers for the aims of military and political control. Focusing on the failed project of the Euphrates Valley Railway and the role of a mysterious France-based engineer in its promotion, I wish to discuss informal imperialism as a useful c...

Source: Industrias Culturais (Universidade de Coimbra)

DOI: 10.58079/12mmo

Author: Chargé De Diffusion Scientifique

Language: English

Topic: Historical Turkish Studies

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6936966615

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