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OverviewAn in-depth look at the people and institutions connected with the Itaipu Dam, the world's biggest producer of renewable energy Hydropolitics is a groundbreaking investigation of the world's largest power plant and the ways the energy we use shapes politics and economics. Itaipu Binational Hydroelectric Dam straddles the Parana River border tha Full Product DetailsAuthor: Professor Christine FolchPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press ISBN: 9780691186597ISBN 10: 0691186596 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 03 September 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsThis fascinating and original book explores one of the most unusual feats of politics and engineering of the twentieth century. Itaipu Dam's unique position among megadams as a binational corporation forces us to completely rethink the relationship between energy and sovereignty, and Folch invites us into the story with first-rate research, keen analysis, and narrative verve. -Kregg Hetherington, Concordia University Hydropolitics is a lively account of the political maneuvering that led to the construction and operation of what was until recently the planet's largest hydroelectric project. It speaks to urgent questions in environmental anthropology while advancing conversations in political and legal anthropology around sovereignty and social theories of the state. -Caroline Schuster, Australian National University This fascinating and original book explores one of the most unusual feats of politics and engineering of the twentieth century. Itaipd Dam (TM)s unique position among megadams as a binational corporation forces us to completely rethink the relationship between energy and sovereignty, and Folch invites us into the story with first-rate research, keen analysis, and narrative verve. Kregg Hetherington, Concordia University Hydropolitics is a lively account of the political maneuvering that led to the construction and operation of what was until recently the planet (TM)s largest hydroelectric project. It speaks to urgent questions in environmental anthropology while advancing conversations in political and legal anthropology around sovereignty and social theories of the state. Caroline Schuster, Australian National University This fascinating and original book explores one of the most unusual feats of politics and engineering of the twentieth century. Itaipu Dam's unique position among megadams as a binational corporation forces us to completely rethink the relationship between energy and sovereignty, and Folch invites us into the story with first-rate research, keen analysis, and narrative verve. -Kregg Hetherington, Concordia University Hydropolitics is a lively account of the political maneuvering that led to the construction and operation of the planet's largest generator of hydroelectricity. It speaks to urgent questions in environmental anthropology while advancing conversations in political and legal anthropology around sovereignty and social theories of the state. -Caroline Schuster, Australian National University This fascinating and original book explores one of the most unusual feats of politics and engineering of the twentieth century. Itaip Dam's unique position among megadams as a binational corporation forces us to completely rethink the relationship between energy and sovereignty, and Folch invites us into the story with first-rate research, keen analysis, and narrative verve. --Kregg Hetherington, Concordia University Hydropolitics is a lively account of the political maneuvering that led to the construction and operation of what was until recently the planet's largest hydroelectric project. It speaks to urgent questions in environmental anthropology while advancing conversations in political and legal anthropology around sovereignty and social theories of the state. --Caroline Schuster, Australian National University Author InformationChristine Folch is assistant professor of cultural anthropology and environmental science and policy at Duke University. Twitter @christinefolch Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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