The paper provides an overview of examples between 1867 and approximately 1970, with an initial mapping of the field in order to cover the early cases and propose further, perhaps comparative, research.
It is thus designed as a starting point rather than an exhaustive study, and seeks to specifically collate, render visible and connect example cases.
The regional orientation addresses Africa (North and East Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa), Asia (West Asia, South and South-East Asia, East Asia), the Americas and the Caribbean, and Oceania (Australia and New Zealand)
