Engineers and the making of the Francoist regime / Lino Camprub�i.
By: Camprub�i, Lino [author.]
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Contributor(s): IEEE Xplore (Online Service) [distributor.] | MIT Press [publisher.].
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BookSeries: Transformations (M.I.T. Press): Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2014]Distributor: [Piscataqay, New Jersey] : IEEE Xplore, [2014]Description: 1 PDF (xiii, 298 pages) : illustrations, maps.Content type: text Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780262323222.Subject(s): Engineering -- Spain -- History -- 20th century | Engineering and state -- Spain -- History -- 20th century | Engineering -- Political aspects -- Spain | Civil engineering -- Spain -- History -- 20th century | Agricultural engineering -- Spain -- History -- 20th century | Reinforced concrete -- Spain -- History -- 20th century | Rice -- Breeding -- Spain -- History -- 20th century | Water resources development -- Spain -- History -- 20th century | Spain -- Politics and government -- 1939-1975Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification: 303.48/3094609045 Online resources: Abstract with links to resource Also available in print.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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-291) and index.
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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.
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