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

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Swyngedouw, E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts The MIT Press 2015
Series:Urban and industrial environments
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Collection: MIT Press eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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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:xiv, 301 pages illustrations
ISBN:9780262326957
0262326957