Argues that coal was a key facet of naval and imperial defence

Develops a new angle to the study of industrial commodities

Enhances our understanding of the connections and complexities of the British Empire

Argues that coal was a key facet of naval and imperial defence Develops a new angle to the study of industrial commodities Enhances our understanding of the connections and complexities of the British Empire Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
Steven Gray is Lecturer in the History of the Royal Navy at the University of Portsmouth, UK, where he teaches on the MA in Naval History. His PhD, completed at the University of Warwick, won the British Commission for Maritime History Doctoral prize for the best doctoral thesis, 2014.

Zusammenfassung
Argues that coal was a key facet of naval and imperial defence

Develops a new angle to the study of industrial commodities

Enhances our understanding of the connections and complexities of the British Empire

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Introduction.- Part I: The Rise of Coal Consciousness: Coal, State, and Imperial Defence.- Chapter 2 Investigating the Coal Question.- Chapter 3 From Coal Consciousness to Coal Consensus.- Part II: 'An Enormous System Under Splendid Control': The Development of a Coaling Infrastructure.- Chapter 4 Sourcing Coal for the Navy.- Chapter 5 Managing the Navy's Imperial Supply.- Part III Coaling Labour.- Chapter 6 'Gifted with Strength That Is Not Human': Using Indigenous Labour for Coaling.- Chapter 7 'A Shadow Would Come Over the Ship': Using Naval Labour for Coaling.- Part IV Sojourning at the Coaling Station.- Chapter 8 A maritime community?.- Chapter 9 Exploring the Station.- Chapter 10 Epilogue.