Dam Internationalism: Rethinking Power, Expertise and Technology in the Twentieth Century

During the 20th century dam-building became a truly global endeavour. Built around the world, they generated networks of actors, institutions and companies embedded in globally circulating technological knowledge and discourses of modernization and development. This volume takes a global approach to the history of dams, exploring the complex power relations and internationalist entanglements that shaped them.

Shedding new light on the globalization of technology and international power stru...