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Liquid power : water and contested modernities in Spain, 1898-2010 /

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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...

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Main Author: Swyngedouw, E. (Erik) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2015]
Series:Urban and industrial environments
Subjects:
Water resources development > Political aspects > Spain > History > 20th century.
Water-supply > Political aspects > Spain > History > 20th century.
Water > Government policy > Spain > History > 20th century.
ENVIRONMENT/General
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 301 pages) : illustrations.
ISBN:9780262326957
0262326957
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/9780262029032.001.0001