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[null,null,"Autore",null,"Fernández-Armesto Felipe"]
[null,null,"Titolo",null,"How the Spanish Empire Was Built : A 400 Year History"]
[null,null,"Pubbl/distr/stampa",null,"2024"]
[{"$nulls":4},"London : , : Reaktion Books, Limited, , 2024"]
[{"$nulls":4},"©2024"]
[null,null,"ISBN",null,"9781789148879"]
[{"$nulls":4},"1789148871"]
[null,null,"Edizione",null,"[1st ed.]"]
[null,null,"Descrizione fisica",null,"1 online resource (350 pages)"]
[null,null,"Classificazione",null,"HIS000000HIS045000"]
[null,null,"Disciplina",null,"900"]
[null,null,"Soggetti",null,"Engineering"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Infrastructure (Economics)"]
[null,null,"Lingua di pubblicazione",null,"Inglese"]
[null,null,"Formato",null,"Materiale a stampa"]
[null,null,null,"Livello bibliografico","Monografia"]
[null,null,"Nota di contenuto",null,"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."]
[null,null,null,"Sommario/riassunto","This book explores the construction and maintenance of the Spanish Empire from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century, emphasizing the crucial role of engineers. It examines how roads, waterways, fortifications, and urban infrastructure were developed to support the empire's political, social, and economic objectives. The narrative highlights the careers of diverse individuals who became engineers, driven by necessity to solve pressing problems. The authors also reflect on the empire's legacy and the parallels between historical and modern engineering challenges. This work is intended for readers interested in history, engineering, and the Spanish Empire's impact on global infrastructure."]