{"product_id":"the-social-and-political-life-of-latin-american-infrastructures-paperback","title":"The Social and Political Life of Latin American Infrastructures - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Alderman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGeoff Goodwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnderstanding Latin American identity, history, and politics through its infrastructure and architecture.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From roads, railways, statues, and bridges, infrastructure provides a unique lens through which to view our own national histories and societies. Serving as an important conduit between individuals and the state, infrastructure can help mediate citizenship, reshape social relations between people both within and across communities, and has the capacity to underpin--or indeed, undermine--nation-building. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Over the last century, infrastructure has transformed Latin America. Roads, railways, and airports have increased connectivity between spaces, peoples, and markets. Cables, switches, and tunnels have connected households to electricity grids, water systems, and digital technology. Public buildings, parks, and monuments have reshaped towns and cities and emerged as sites to construct and contest citizenship. Infrastructure has been welcomed and celebrated in Latin America, but it has also been resisted and destroyed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on recent, original research, the essays in this collection cover a range of pressing infrastructural considerations, including sustainability, water conflict, extractive mining, and public housing in Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico to better understand how infrastructure has reshaped Latin America over the past century.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Alderman\u003c\/b\u003e is a fellow at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, and the University of St Andrews. \u003cb\u003eGeoff Goodwin\u003c\/b\u003e is an interdisciplinary political economist and fellow at the London School of Economics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.9 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42158679752839,"sku":"9781908857958","price":71.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/248cda34ced1541d4a54e9822068d4e5.webp?v=1733260687","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-social-and-political-life-of-latin-american-infrastructures-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}