History of Technology Volume 34 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781350085596)

Despite having undergone major advances in recent years, the history of technology in Latin America is still an understudied topic. This is the first English-language volume to bring together a variety of critical perspectives on the history of technology in Latin America from the early-19th century through to the present day.

This special issue, assembled by guest editor David Pretel, brings together a range of experts to explore a plethora of topics in Latin America's technological history. Papers include a study of rural telephony in in 20th-century Latin America; the rise of the 'Techno-class' in modern Brazil; an analysis of the rise and fall of three Caribbean commodities; the history of educational technology in Latin America, and science and technology in Cold War Chile.

Special Issue: Technology in Latin American History
Edited by David Pretel (Colegio de Mexico, Mexico) and Helge Wendt (Max Plank Institute for the History of Science, Germany)

Author: Ian Inkster
ISBN-10: 1350085596
ISBN-13: 9781350085596
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 10/17/2019
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.90d