Science, technology and medicine in the making of Lisbon (1840-1940) / edited by Ana Simões, and Maria Paula Diogo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Simões, Ana, editor.

Diogo, Maria Paula, editor.

E.J. Brill (Firm)

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Cultural dynamics of science, 2351-9932 ; vol.4

Language:

English

Portuguese

Subjects (All):

Science--Portugal--Lisbon--History.

Science.

Technology--Portugal--Lisbon--History.

Technology.

Medicine--Portugal--Lisbon--History.

Medicine.

Lisbon (Portugal)--Intellectual life--19th century.

Lisbon (Portugal).

Lisbon (Portugal)--Intellectual life--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

Contents:

Part 1. The Fabric of the City

Introduction to Part 1 / Maria Paula Diogo, Ana Simões

Paving the City and Urban Evolution: Science, Technology and Craftsmanship Under Our Feet / Lídia Fernandes

Trees, Nurseries, Tree-lined Streets and the Making of Modern Lisbon (1840-1886) / Ana Duarte Rodrigues

Working-class Neighborhoods in Lisbon: Republican Hygienist policies, and the Circulation of Workers and Capital / Maria Paula Diogo and Ana Simões

Crossing Urban and Transport Expertise to Pave Lisbon's Future Urban Sprawl (1930s-1940s) / M. Luísa Sousa

Part 2. Port City and Imperial Metropolis

Introduction to Part 2 / Maria Paula Diogo, Ana Simões

Hybrid Features at Lisbon's New Lazaretto (1860-1908) / José Carlos Avelãs Nunes

The Customs Laboratory of Lisbon from the 1880s to the 1930s: Chemistry, Trade and Scientific Spaces / Ignacio Suay-Matallana

Lisbon After Quarantines: Urban Protection Against International Diseases / Celia Miralles-Buil

The Colonial Garden and the Colonial Agricultural Museum: Education, Research and "Tropical Illusion" in the Imperial Metropolis / Cláudia Castelo

Urbanising the History of "Discoveries:" The 1940 Portuguese World Exhibition and the Making of a New Imperial Capital / Antonio Sanchez and Carlos Godinho

Part 3. The Daily Life in the City

Introduction to Part 3 / Maria Paula Diogo, Ana Simões

A Liberal Garden: The Estrela Garden and the Meaning of Being Public / Ana Duarte Rodrigues and Ana Simões

Allies or Enemies? Dogs in the Streets of Lisbon in the Second Half of the Nineteenth-Century / Inês Gomes

Intellectuals and the City: Private Matters in the Public Space / Daniel Gamito-Marques

Working Class Universities: Itinerant Spaces for Science, Technology and Medicine in Republican Lisbon / Ana Simões and Maria Paula Diogo

A Fascist Coney Island? Salazar's Dictatorship, Popular Culture and Technological Fun (1933-1943) / Jaume Valentines-Alvarez and Jaume Sastre-Juan

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Science, technology and medicine in the making of Lisbon (1840-1940)

ISBN:

9789004513440 (electronic bk.)

9004513442 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

40031246964

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.