Technocrats and the Politics of Drought and Development in Twentieth-Century Brazil

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This text examines Brazil's hard social realities through the history of science, focusing on the use of technology and engineering as vexed instruments of reform and economic development.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Buckley, Eve E.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: The University of North Carolina Press, 2017.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Brazil. > Inspectoria Federal de Obras contra as Seccas.
Sustainable development > Social aspects.
Sustainable development > Political aspects.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
Developpement durable > Aspect social > Nordeste (Bresil)
Developpement durable > Aspect politique > Nordeste (Bresil)
Technique de l'irrigation > Aspect social > Nordeste (Bresil)
Technique de l'irrigation > Aspect politique > Nordeste (Bresil)
Secours aux victimes de secheresses > Aspect social > Nordeste (Bresil)
Secours aux victimes de secheresses > Aspect politique > Nordeste (Bresil)
Sustainable development > Social aspects > Brazil, Northeast.
Sustainable development > Political aspects > Brazil, Northeast.
Irrigation engineering > Social aspects > Brazil, Northeast.
Irrigation engineering > Political aspects > Brazil, Northeast.
Drought relief > Social aspects > Brazil, Northeast.
Drought relief > Political aspects > Brazil, Northeast.
Northeast Brazil.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Description
Résumé:This text examines Brazil's hard social realities through the history of science, focusing on the use of technology and engineering as vexed instruments of reform and economic development.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (298 pages).
ISBN:9781469634326
Accès:Open Access

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