Concrete revolution : large dams, Cold War geopolitics, and the US Bureau of Reclamation /

Water may seem innocuous, but as a universal necessity, it inevitably intersects with politics when it comes to acquisition, control, and associated technologies. While we know a great deal about the socioecological costs and benefits of modern dams, we know far less about their political origins an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sneddon, Christopher (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago [Illinois] : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
Temas:
United States. > Bureau of Reclamation.
1900-1999
Dams > History > 20th century.
Water resources development > United States.
Water resources development > Political aspects.
Technical assistance, American > Political aspects > Developing countries.
Geopolitics > United States.
Barrages > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Ressources en eau > Exploitation > États-Unis.
Ressources en eau > Exploitation > Aspect politique.
Géopolitique > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Dams.
Geopolitics.
Water resources development.
Developing countries.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Large dams, technopolitics, and development
  • Building a "world-wide fraternity" : the Bureau, China, and John Savage
  • "A reclamation program to lead them" : the Bureau goes global
  • Ethiopia, the Bureau, and investigations of the blue Nile
  • Cold War geopolitics, technical expertise, and the Mekong project
  • Large dams and the contemporary geopolitics of development
  • Conclusion: Large dams and other things.

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