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Technocrats and the Politics of Drought and Development in Twentieth-Century Brazil
Language: en
Pages: 299
Authors: Eve E. Buckley
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-07-28 - Publisher: UNC Press Books

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Eve E. Buckley’s study of twentieth-century Brazil examines the nation’s hard social realities through the history of science, focusing on the use of techno
Transforming Brazil
Language: en
Pages: 281
Authors: Rafael R. Ioris
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-05-09 - Publisher: Routledge

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In this book, Rafael R. Ioris critically revisits the postwar context in Brazil to reexamine traditional questions and notions pertaining to the nature of Latin
Seeds of Power
Language: en
Pages: 138
Authors: Amalia Leguizamón
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-09-11 - Publisher: Duke University Press

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In 1996 Argentina adopted genetically modified (GM) soybeans as a central part of its national development strategy. Today, Argentina is the third largest globa
The Interior
Language: en
Pages: 416
Authors: Frederico Freitas
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2025-01-07 - Publisher: University of Texas Press

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A new history of Brazil told through the lens of the often-overlooked interior regions. In colonial Brazil, observers frequently complained that Portuguese sett
Technocratic Visions
Language: en
Pages: 418
Authors: J. Justin Castro
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-09-06 - Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press

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Technocratic Visions examines the context and societal consequences of technologies, technocratic governance, and development in Mexico, home of the first profe
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