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
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...
Publication Details
- Journal
- Industrias Culturais (Universidade de Coimbra)
- Published
- 2024-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.58079/12mmo
- Primary Topic
- Ottoman Empire History and Society
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00