From colonies to countries in the north Caribbean : military engineers in the development of cities and territories / / edited by Pedro Luengo-Gutiérrez and Gene Allen Smith
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From colonies to countries in the north Caribbean : military engineers in the development of cities and territories / / edited by Pedro Luengo-Gutiérrez and Gene Allen Smith
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| Pubblicazione: | Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2016 |
| ©2016 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (158 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 623 |
| Soggetto topico: | Military engineering |
| Persona (resp. second.): | Luengo GutiérrezPedro |
| SmithGene Allen | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This volume brings together eight essays that address the result of a research project involving a group of international scholars. It explores a little-discussed, yet interesting phenomenon in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico region - how military engineers reshaped the physical landscape for imperial reasons and, in doing so, laid the foundations for broader colonial development. Moreover, this transnational scenario reveals how military construction reached beyond cross-borders themes and histories from the age of imperialism. As such, this book provides valuable insights into the role of m |
| Titolo autorizzato: | From colonies to countries in the north Caribbean |
| ISBN: | 1-4438-8748-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910798283903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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