Concrete revolution :: large dams, Cold War geopolitics, and the US Bureau of Reclamation /
Water may seem innocuous, but as a universal necessity, it inevitably intersects with politics when it comes to acquisition, control, and associated technologies. While we know a great deal about the socioecological costs and benefits of modern dams, we know far less about their political origins an...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Water may seem innocuous, but as a universal necessity, it inevitably intersects with politics when it comes to acquisition, control, and associated technologies. While we know a great deal about the socioecological costs and benefits of modern dams, we know far less about their political origins and ramifications. In Concrete Revolution, Christopher Sneddon offers a corrective: a compelling historical account of the US Bureau of Reclamation's contributions to dam technology, Cold War politics, and the social and environmental adversity perpetuated by the US government in its pursuit of economic growth and geopolitical power. Founded in 1902, the Bureau became enmeshed in the US State Department's push for geopolitical power following World War II, a response to the Soviet Union's increasing global sway. By offering technical and water resource management advice to the world's underdeveloped regions, the Bureau found that it could not only provide them with economic assistance and the United States with investment opportunities, but also forge alliances and shore up a country's global standing in the face of burgeoning communist influence. Drawing on a number of international case studies-from the Bureau's early forays into overseas development and the launch of its Foreign Activities Office in 1950 to the Blue Nile investigation in Ethiopia-Concrete Revolution offers insights into this historic damming boom, with vital implications for the present. If, Sneddon argues, we can understand dams as both technical and political objects rather than instruments of impartial science, we can better participate in current debates about large dams and river basin planning. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xii, 270 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-259) and index. |
| ISBN: | 022628445X 9780226284453 |
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| spelling | Sneddon, Christopher, author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2012077156 Concrete revolution : large dams, Cold War geopolitics, and the US Bureau of Reclamation / Christopher Sneddon. Chicago [Illinois] : The University of Chicago Press, 2015. ©2015 1 online resource (xii, 270 pages) : illustrations, maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-259) and index. Large dams, technopolitics, and development -- Building a "world-wide fraternity" : the Bureau, China, and John Savage -- "A reclamation program to lead them" : the Bureau goes global -- Ethiopia, the Bureau, and investigations of the blue Nile -- Cold War geopolitics, technical expertise, and the Mekong project -- Large dams and the contemporary geopolitics of development -- Conclusion: Large dams and other things. Water may seem innocuous, but as a universal necessity, it inevitably intersects with politics when it comes to acquisition, control, and associated technologies. While we know a great deal about the socioecological costs and benefits of modern dams, we know far less about their political origins and ramifications. In Concrete Revolution, Christopher Sneddon offers a corrective: a compelling historical account of the US Bureau of Reclamation's contributions to dam technology, Cold War politics, and the social and environmental adversity perpetuated by the US government in its pursuit of economic growth and geopolitical power. Founded in 1902, the Bureau became enmeshed in the US State Department's push for geopolitical power following World War II, a response to the Soviet Union's increasing global sway. By offering technical and water resource management advice to the world's underdeveloped regions, the Bureau found that it could not only provide them with economic assistance and the United States with investment opportunities, but also forge alliances and shore up a country's global standing in the face of burgeoning communist influence. Drawing on a number of international case studies-from the Bureau's early forays into overseas development and the launch of its Foreign Activities Office in 1950 to the Blue Nile investigation in Ethiopia-Concrete Revolution offers insights into this historic damming boom, with vital implications for the present. If, Sneddon argues, we can understand dams as both technical and political objects rather than instruments of impartial science, we can better participate in current debates about large dams and river basin planning. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (EBSCO, viewed August 3, 2015). United States. Bureau of Reclamation. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126148 United States. Bureau of Reclamation fast Dams History 20th century. Water resources development United States. Water resources development Political aspects. Technical assistance, American Political aspects Developing countries. Geopolitics United States. Barrages Histoire 20e siècle. Ressources en eau Exploitation États-Unis. Ressources en eau Exploitation Aspect politique. Géopolitique États-Unis. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Real Estate General. bisacsh Dams fast Geopolitics fast Water resources development fast Water resources development Political aspects fast Developing countries fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq 1900-1999 fast History fast has work: Concrete revolution (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFxXGjYwwfwgD6KHVQ7wP3 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Erscheint auch als: Druck-Ausgabe FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1046454 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Sneddon, Christopher Concrete revolution : large dams, Cold War geopolitics, and the US Bureau of Reclamation / Large dams, technopolitics, and development -- Building a "world-wide fraternity" : the Bureau, China, and John Savage -- "A reclamation program to lead them" : the Bureau goes global -- Ethiopia, the Bureau, and investigations of the blue Nile -- Cold War geopolitics, technical expertise, and the Mekong project -- Large dams and the contemporary geopolitics of development -- Conclusion: Large dams and other things. United States. Bureau of Reclamation. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126148 United States. Bureau of Reclamation fast Dams History 20th century. Water resources development United States. Water resources development Political aspects. Technical assistance, American Political aspects Developing countries. Geopolitics United States. Barrages Histoire 20e siècle. Ressources en eau Exploitation États-Unis. Ressources en eau Exploitation Aspect politique. Géopolitique États-Unis. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Real Estate General. bisacsh Dams fast Geopolitics fast Water resources development fast Water resources development Political aspects fast |
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| title | Concrete revolution : large dams, Cold War geopolitics, and the US Bureau of Reclamation / |
| title_auth | Concrete revolution : large dams, Cold War geopolitics, and the US Bureau of Reclamation / |
| title_exact_search | Concrete revolution : large dams, Cold War geopolitics, and the US Bureau of Reclamation / |
| title_full | Concrete revolution : large dams, Cold War geopolitics, and the US Bureau of Reclamation / Christopher Sneddon. |
| title_fullStr | Concrete revolution : large dams, Cold War geopolitics, and the US Bureau of Reclamation / Christopher Sneddon. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Concrete revolution : large dams, Cold War geopolitics, and the US Bureau of Reclamation / Christopher Sneddon. |
| title_short | Concrete revolution : |
| title_sort | concrete revolution large dams cold war geopolitics and the us bureau of reclamation |
| title_sub | large dams, Cold War geopolitics, and the US Bureau of Reclamation / |
| topic | United States. Bureau of Reclamation. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126148 United States. Bureau of Reclamation fast Dams History 20th century. Water resources development United States. Water resources development Political aspects. Technical assistance, American Political aspects Developing countries. Geopolitics United States. Barrages Histoire 20e siècle. Ressources en eau Exploitation États-Unis. Ressources en eau Exploitation Aspect politique. Géopolitique États-Unis. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Real Estate General. bisacsh Dams fast Geopolitics fast Water resources development fast Water resources development Political aspects fast |
| topic_facet | United States. Bureau of Reclamation. United States. Bureau of Reclamation Dams History 20th century. Water resources development United States. Water resources development Political aspects. Technical assistance, American Political aspects Developing countries. Geopolitics United States. Barrages Histoire 20e siècle. Ressources en eau Exploitation États-Unis. Ressources en eau Exploitation Aspect politique. Géopolitique États-Unis. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Real Estate General. Dams Geopolitics Water resources development Water resources development Political aspects Developing countries United States History |
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