The Social and Political Life of Latin American Infrastructures
From houses to roads, infrastructures offer a unique lens through which to explore social and political change. Serving as an important conduit between states and citizens, infrastructures provide governments with a powerful tool to mould subjects and control populations. Yet, at the same time they...
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| description | From houses to roads, infrastructures offer a unique lens through which to explore social and political change. Serving as an important conduit between states and citizens, infrastructures provide governments with a powerful tool to mould subjects and control populations. Yet, at the same time they also give individuals, communities, and movements a platform to challenge the state and forge alternative forms of citizenship and politics. Infrastructures therefore shape social and political relations in unexpected ways and never dutifully follow the scripts of politicians, bureaucrats, and engineers. Latin America provides fertile terrain to explore these issues. The region has been subject to extensive foreign intervention for centuries and much of its infrastructure has primarily been constructed to benefit colonial and imperial powers. Yet Latin America has also seen widespread resistance to colonial-capitalist expansion, and infrastructures have been central to these diverse struggles. Drawing on recent empirical research, this cross-disciplinary book demonstrates the value of analysing social and political change through infrastructure. The authors explore a diverse range of Latin American infrastructures, from a sparkling new tram network in Ecuador to a crumbling old nuclear plant in Cuba. Building on the empirical chapters, the editors demonstrate the value of conceptualising infrastructure as a relational and experimental process. In addition to making a novel contribution to global infrastructure debates, the volume offers important new insights into Latin American history, society, and politics. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1321852025-03-22T10:37:07Z The Social and Political Life of Latin American Infrastructures Alderman, Jonathan Goodwin, Geoff infrastructure Latin America colonialism state citizenship resistance protest capitalism urban development From houses to roads, infrastructures offer a unique lens through which to explore social and political change. Serving as an important conduit between states and citizens, infrastructures provide governments with a powerful tool to mould subjects and control populations. Yet, at the same time they also give individuals, communities, and movements a platform to challenge the state and forge alternative forms of citizenship and politics. Infrastructures therefore shape social and political relations in unexpected ways and never dutifully follow the scripts of politicians, bureaucrats, and engineers. Latin America provides fertile terrain to explore these issues. The region has been subject to extensive foreign intervention for centuries and much of its infrastructure has primarily been constructed to benefit colonial and imperial powers. Yet Latin America has also seen widespread resistance to colonial-capitalist expansion, and infrastructures have been central to these diverse struggles. Drawing on recent empirical research, this cross-disciplinary book demonstrates the value of analysing social and political change through infrastructure. The authors explore a diverse range of Latin American infrastructures, from a sparkling new tram network in Ecuador to a crumbling old nuclear plant in Cuba. Building on the empirical chapters, the editors demonstrate the value of conceptualising infrastructure as a relational and experimental process. In addition to making a novel contribution to global infrastructure debates, the volume offers important new insights into Latin American history, society, and politics. 2023-12-22T04:06:53Z 2023-12-22T04:06:53Z 2023-12-21T16:35:47Z 2022 book ONIX_20231221_9781908857989_3 ONIX_20231221_9781908857989_3 OCN: 1346847108 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/86284 9781908857958 9781908857972 9781915249548 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/132185 eng open access image/png image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86284/1/9781908857989.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86284/1/9781908857989.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86284/1/9781908857989.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86284/1/9781908857989.pdf University of London Press University of London Press 10.14296/gljm4371 10.14296/gljm4371 3fae60e1-9f6a-42ab-a7ee-73df8c57b4f2 9781908857958 9781908857972 9781915249548 University of London Press 280 London open access |
| spellingShingle | infrastructure Latin America colonialism state citizenship resistance protest capitalism urban development The Social and Political Life of Latin American Infrastructures |
| title | The Social and Political Life of Latin American Infrastructures |
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