How the Spanish Empire Was Built A 400-Year History
"A richly researched account of the clever, industrious and deeply practical men who followed in the footsteps, often literally, of Columbus, Cortés, Pizarro, Núñez de Balboa and others."— Wall Street Journal The untold story of the engineering behind the empire, showing how imperial Spain...
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| Language: | English |
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London
Reaktion Books
2024
Reaktion Books, Limited |
| Edition: | 1 |
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| ISBN: | 1789148871, 9781789148879, 1789148405, 9781789148404 |
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Table of 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