Hydropolitics : the Itaipu dam, sovereignty, and the engineering of modern South America /

An in-depth look at the people and institutions connected with the Itaipú Dam, the world's biggest producer of renewable energyHydropolitics is a groundbreaking investigation of the world's largest power plant and the ways the energy we use shapes politics and economics. Itaipú Binationa...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Folch, Christine (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Series:Princeton studies in culture and technology.
Subjects:
Itaipu (Power plant)
Hydroelectric power plants > Political aspects > Paraguay.
Hydroelectric power plants > Political aspects > Brazil.
Hydroelectric power plants > Economic aspects > Paraguay.
Electric utilities > Corrupt practices > Paraguay.
Centrales hydroélectriques > Aspect politique > Paraguay.
Centrales hydroélectriques > Aspect politique > Brésil.
Centrales hydroélectriques > Aspect économique > Paraguay.
Services publics d'électricité > Pratiques déloyales > Paraguay.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural & Social.
Electric utilities > Corrupt practices
Hydroelectric power plants > Economic aspects
Hydroelectric power plants > Political aspects
Brazil
Paraguay
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Circulations
  • Part II. Integrations
  • Part III. Energy futures
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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