{"product_id":"9781473870413","title":"Railway Empire: How the British Gave Railways to the World","description":"The British were at the forefront of railway development for the first fifty years of the nineteenth century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRailway Empire tells the story of how the British gave railways to the world, not only in the empire, but also in other countries outside areas of direct influence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is often forgotten today that the British were responsible for the construction and management of a large proportion of the railways constructed in Africa, South America and Australasia  not to mention many thousands of miles of mileage in Asia, India, Malaya, Burma, China and Japan. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book looks at the political, economic and technical aspects of this development, which made Britain a country at the forefront of this form of transport.","brand":"Pen and Sword","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144550433008,"sku":"9781473870413","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781473870413_p0.jpg?v=1769893219","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781473870413","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}