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How the Spanish empire was built : a 400 year history / Felipe Fernández-Armesto and Manuel Lucena Giraldo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fernández-Armesto, Felipe, author, translator.
- Lucena Giraldo, Manuel, author, translator.
- Standardized Title:
- Imperio de ingenieros English.
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Spain--History.
- Spain.
- Spain--Colonies--History.
- Civil engineering--Spain--Colonies--History.
- Civil engineering.
- Spain--Colonies--Administration.
- Infrastructure (Economics)--Spain--Colonies--History.
- Infrastructure (Economics).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- London : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2024.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction: Making Empire Work
- 1. Enter The Engineers: Amateurs and Professionals in the Making of Infrastructure
- 2. The Oceanic Scaffolding: Maritime Communications
- 3. Making Ways: Landward Communications
- 4. Troubled Waters: Along and Across Internal Waterways
- 5. The Rings Of Stone: Fortifying the Frontiers
- 6. On The Waterfront: Ports and Shipyards
- 7. The Public Sphere: Social and Economic Infrastructure
- 8. Health Infrastructure: Hospitals and Sanitation
- 9. The Missionary Frontier: Missions as Infrastructure
- 10. The Last Century: Engineers in the Aftermath of Empire
- References
- Acknowledgements
- Photo Acknowledgements
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 09, 2024).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9781789148879
- 1789148871
- Publisher Number:
- 40032292913
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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