The essays gathered in In Transit focus on issues arising from the historical nexus between travel and imperialism. Contributors investigate the ways in which specific imperial projects were inextricably linked to developments in travel technologies and practices. At the same time, this collection reveals that imperial fantasies of exploration and conquest, whether actualized or not, irrevocably shaped the formulation of travel as a category of modern experience, as a rite/right of passage, and as a type of embodied knowledge. This dynamic, reciprocal relationship between imperialism and travel is examined in relation to written and pictorial documents produced at different historical moments and across a broad range of geographical locations, including India, Borneo, the Caribbean, South Africa, Australia, Britain, Polynesia, and Papua New Guinea.
John Richards
John Richards is an economist, a professor in the School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University, and a scholar-in-residence at the C.D. Howe Institute.
Manzoor Ahmed
Manzoor Ahmed is a professor emeritus at BRAC University, chair of Bangladesh Early Childhood Development Network (BEN), and vice chair of Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE).
Shahidul Islam
Shahidul Islam served as a senior education advisor to USAID and is currently a consultant on education reform projects in South Asia.
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed was the founder of BRAC, one of the world's largest non-governmental organizations.