Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Preface VII
4. Associations VIII
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. 'The master spirit of the age': The engineer and his world 12
7. 2. 'The Montreal clique': Formation of the cscE 26
8. 3. 'A sort of outcast people': Engineers and bureaucracy 41
9. 4. 'The foreign invasion': Engineers and competition 53
10. 5. 'Iniquitous and impertinent' legislation: The CSCE and the politics of professionalism 65
11. 6. In search of a 'tribal soul': The birth of the 79
12. 7. 'The proper kind of publicity': The quest for public recognition 94
13. 8. Contemplating the 'unthinkable': The EIC and unionism 106
14. 9. 'A sort of trade union': The EIC and licensing 122
15. Conclusion 145
16. Statistical appendix 147
17. Notes 153
18. Note on sources 217
19. Index 219