Liquid power : contested hydro-modernities in twentieth-century Spain, 1898-2010 / Erik Swyngedouw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swyngedouw, E. (Erik), author.

Series:

Urban and industrial environments.

Urban and Industrial Environments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water resources development--Political aspects--Spain--History--20th century.

Water resources development.

Water-supply--Political aspects--Spain--History--20th century.

Water-supply.

Water--Government policy--Spain--History--20th century.

Water.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Erik Swyngedouw explores how water becomes part of the tumultuous processes of modernisation and development. Using the experience of Spain as a lens to view the interplay of modernity and environmental transformation, he shows that every political project is also an environmental project. Offering an innovative perspective on the relationship of nature and society, 'Liquid Power' illuminates the political nature of nature.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; List of Acronyms; 1 "Not a Drop of Water . . .": Spain's Cyborg Water World; 2 The Hydro-Social Cycle and the Making of Cyborg Worlds; 3 "Regeneracionismo" and the Emergence of Hydraulic Modernization, 1898 - 1930; 4 Chronicle of a Death Foretold: The Failure of Early Twentieth-Century Hydraulic Modernization; 5 Paco El Rana's Wet Dream for Spain; 6 Welcome Mr. Marshall!; 7 Marching Forward to the Past: From Hydro-Deadlock to Water and Modernity Reimagined; 8 Mobilizing the Seas: Reassembling Hydro-Modernities

9 Politicizing Water, Politicizing Natures: Or . . . "WaterDoes Not Exist!"Notes; References; Index; Urban and Industrial Environments Series List

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780262326957

OCLC:

908320774