| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 298 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Transformations: studies in the history of science and technology
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Transformations (M.I.T. Press)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-291) and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: Political Engineering and the "Redemption of Spain" -- 2. Concrete Dodecahedron: The Political Economy of Coal, Design, and the Landscape -- 3. Laboratories and Churches: Science, Industry, and National Catholicism -- 4. One Grain, One Nation: Rice Genetics and the Corporate State (1936 -- 1952) -- 5. Total Systematization of a River and the Limitations of "Totalitarianism": Industry, Agriculture, and Physical Models in the Pyrenees -- 6. Scientific Standards as Tools for Political Transformation: Prestressed Concrete, European Integration, and the Regulatory State -- 7. Conclusion. |
| Summary |
In the 20th century, science and technology became central to territorial transformation and in turn to state building. This was no less true for the Francoist regime. Engineers were not just working 'under' the dictatorship, but became active participants within it. This book traces concrete material objects in their way from laboratories onto the Spanish landscape. The material history of these projects offers new perspectives on the political, economic, and environmental history of early Francoism. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Engineering -- Spain -- History -- 20th century.
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Engineering. |
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Spain. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Engineering and state -- Spain -- History -- 20th century.
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Engineering and state. |
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Engineering -- Political aspects -- Spain.
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Civil engineering -- Spain -- History -- 20th century.
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Civil engineering. |
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Agricultural engineering -- Spain -- History -- 20th century.
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Agricultural engineering. |
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Reinforced concrete -- Spain -- History -- 20th century.
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Reinforced concrete. |
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Rice -- Breeding -- Spain -- History -- 20th century.
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Rice -- Breeding. |
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Water resources development -- Spain -- History -- 20th century.
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Water resources development. |
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Spain -- Politics and government -- 1939-1975.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1939-1975 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Camprubí, Lino, 1981- Engineers and the making of the Francoist regime. Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2014] 9780262027175 (DLC) 2013035706 (OCoLC)858799798 |
| ISBN |
9780262323222 electronic book |
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0262323222 electronic book |
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9781306731041 electronic book |
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1306731046 electronic book |
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9780262323239 electronic book |
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0262323230 electronic book |
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9780262027175 print |
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