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Patents in History: Studies in the Patterns and Institutions of Technological Change and Transfer Four-year project financed by the British Academy (2003-2006). Project Leader: Professor Ian Inkster, University of Nottingham Overseas partner leader: Dott. Anna Guagnini, Università di Bologna
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“Patents in History”, Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, University of London, London, 11-13 September 2003,
“Biography and prosopography of patentees. An international study circa 1500-1900”, Second Workshop of British Academy Network, Bologna, 20-22 settembre 2004
“Inventing Patents, 1400-1900”, Session of the Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of Technology, Amsterdam, 7-10 October 2004. Convenors: Anna Guagnini (University of Bologna) and Christine MacLeod (University of Bristol); Chairman: Ian Inksters (University of Nottingham)
“The role of patents in technology transfer (1500-1900), Third Workshop of The British Academy Network, CSIC
Madrid, 19-22 September 200
Ian Inkster with bagpipes
No full textIn the 15th annual Clan gathering of the B.C. Pipers Association against competitors from Seattle, Victoria, Alberta and Vancouver in February 1947. Ian Inkster was first in the Amateur Marches and third in the Amateur Strahtspeys, Reels
Hypotheses: patterns in the economic and social history of steam intellect prior to 1914
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Oriental enlightenment: the problematic military experiences and cultural claims of Count Maurice Auguste comte de Benyowsky in Formosa during 1771
No full textMaurice Benyowsky's colourful version of his global adventures during the heady, expansive days of the late-Enlightenment remains still as an historical account, and is perhaps destined for reification at a time of romantic, postmodernist cultural affirmation. Yet this paper argues that within it there lies a virile and possibly dangerous Orientalism, one at least partially based upon a lurid, opportunistic and self-seeking fabrication of his visit to Taiwan (Formosa) in the year 1771. This paper examines the veracity, provenance and historiography of the Benyowsky account of late-eighteenth century Formosa, both as an exercise in one facet of Taiwanese history and as some exploration of the origin and maintenance of European views of the "other" and of the "orient" as they were transforming during the late-Enlightenment period. Furthermore a principal task is to provide an historiographical analysis that illustrates both the initial reasons for the acceptance of Benyowsky's lurid account as well as the wider contexts of its long life as a seemingly reliable and authentic tale. Questions remain as to the cultural contexts of any general acceptance of otherwise doubtful stories, experiments, claims and "adventures". Here there is little doubt that the original Memoirs were given greater credence by Benyowsky's talent in self-fashioning his character and status as those of a reliable gentleman
Structural change, the Multifunctional Polis and Japanese R & D for Australia. by Ian Inkster
No full textTechnology transfer dominates the twentieth century. It is a major subject of discussion for managers, academics and planners, as well as for labour movements or government as a whole
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Japanese industrialisation: historical and cultural perspectives
No full textJapan's escape from colonialism and its subsequent industrialisation has taken it to the point where its economy is second only to that of the US. This comprehensive volume examines how this rapid change of fortunes occurred, and the impact it has had on East Asia and the world at large. Taking a wide range and focus, Inkster looks at the history of Japan's industrial development in a social and cultural context
Author interview: Q and A with Dr Ian Sanjay Patel on we’re here because you were there: immigration and the end of empire
No full textIn this author interview, we speak to Dr Ian Sanjay Patel about his new book, We’re Here Because You Were There: Immigration and the End of Empire, which explores post-war immigration laws, the afterlives of British imperial citizenship and related attempts to reimagine and rejuvenate British imperialism after 1945. Contributing to transnational histories of decolonisation, the book also explores the interconnections between human rights, post-war migration and international diplomacy. Author Interview with Dr Ian Sanjay Patel, author of We’re Here Because You Were There: Immigration and the End of Empire. Verso. 2021
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