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ISBN: 1-908857-98-6

Content: From houses to roads, infrastructures offer a unique lens through which to explore social and political change. Serving as an important conduit between states and citizens, infrastructures provide governments with a powerful tool to mould subjects and control populations. Yet, at the same time they also give individuals, communities, and movements a platform to challenge the state and forge alternative forms of citizenship and politics. Infrastructures therefore shape social and political relations in unexpected ways and never dutifully follow the scripts of politicians, bureaucrats, and engineers. Latin America provides fertile terrain to explore these issues. The region has been subject to extensive foreign intervention for centuries and much of its infrastructure has primarily been constructed to benefit colonial and imperial powers. Yet Latin America has also seen widespread resistance to colonial-capitalist expansion, and infrastructures have been central to these diverse struggles. Drawing on recent empirical research, this cross-disciplinary book demonstrates the value of analysing social and political change through infrastructure. The authors explore a diverse range of Latin American infrastructures, from a sparkling new tram network in Ecuador to a crumbling old nuclear plant in Cuba. Building on the empirical chapters, the editors demonstrate the value of conceptualising infrastructure as a relational and experimental process. In addition to making a novel contribution to global infrastructure debates, the volume offers important new insights into Latin American history, society, and politics.

Note: Includes index. , Notes on contributors -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction: infrastructure as relational and experimental process -- 1. Dreams of an anchored state: mobility infrastructure and state presence in Quehui Island, Chile -- 2. 'They want to change us by charging us': drinking water provision and water conflict in the Ecuadorian Amazon -- 3. Water storage reservoirs in Mataquita: clashing measurements and meanings -- 4. Planning a society: urban politics and public housing during the Cold War in Natal, Brazil -- 5. Contested state-building? A four-part framework of infrastructure development during armed conflict -- 6. Competing infrastructures in local mining governance in Mexico -- 7. 'Somos zona roja': top-down informality and institutionalised exclusion from broadband internet services in Santiago de Chile -- 8. The contradictions of sustainability: discourse, planning and the tramway in Cuenca, Ecuador -- 9. The record keepers: maintaining irrigation canals, traditions, and Inca codes of law in 1920s Huarochirí, Peru -- 10. The Cuban nuclear dream: the afterlives of the Project of the Century -- Index.

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Content: From houses to roads, infrastructures offer a unique lens through which to explore social and political change. Serving as an important conduit between states and citizens, infrastructures provide governments with a powerful tool to mould subjects and control populations. Yet, at the same time they also give individuals, communities, and movements a platform to challenge the state and forge alternative forms of citizenship and politics. Infrastructures therefore shape social and political relations in unexpected ways and never dutifully follow the scripts of politicians, bureaucrats, and engineers. Latin America provides fertile terrain to explore these issues. The region has been subject to extensive foreign intervention for centuries and much of its infrastructure has primarily been constructed to benefit colonial and imperial powers. Yet Latin America has also seen widespread resistance to colonial-capitalist expansion, and infrastructures have been central to these diverse struggles. Drawing on recent empirical research, this cross-disciplinary book demonstrates the value of analysing social and political change through infrastructure. The authors explore a diverse range of Latin American infrastructures, from a sparkling new tram network in Ecuador to a crumbling old nuclear plant in Cuba. Building on the empirical chapters, the editors demonstrate the value of conceptualising infrastructure as a relational and experimental process. In addition to making a novel contribution to global infrastructure debates, the volume offers important new insights into Latin American history, society, and politics

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ISBN: 9789707019171

In: Políticas macroeconómicas para países en desarrollo, México, D.F. : UNAM [u.a.], 2007, (2007), Seite 267-300, 9789707019171

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Author information: Arestis, Philip 1941-

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Edition: 2nd ed.

ISBN: 1-4718-0923-4

Content: Clear coverage of the latest specification from an experienced author team of examiners and teachers, plus a free Student''s CD-ROM. This new edition follows the syllabus exactly and is written in two parts, reflecting the AS and A Level section division of the syllabus. - Improves exam performance with annotated sample exam answers at three levels. - Offers additional support on a Student''s CD-ROM, included with every book. - Provides opportunities for self assesment with worked examples and consolidation questions. The Student''s CD-ROM features:. - interactive tests. - topic summaries. - k

Note: "Companion CD"--Cover. , "Endorsed by Cambridge International Examinations." , Includes index. , Cover; Book Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Syllabus structure relating to book topics; AS Level; Topic 1 Physical quantities and units; 1.1 Physical quantities; 1.2 SI quantities and base units; 1.3 Scalars and vectors; Topic 2 Measurement techniques; 2.1 Measurements; 2.2 Errors and uncertainties; Topic 3 Kinematics; 3.1 Speed, displacement, velocity and acceleration; Topic 4 Dynamics; 4.1 Relationships involving force and mass; 4.2 Weight; 4.3 The principle of conservation of momentum; Topic 5 Forces, density and pressure; 5.1 Types of force; 5.2 Moment of a force , 5.3 Equilibrium of forces5.4 Density and pressure; Topic 6 Work, energy, power; 6.2 Work; 6.1 Energy; 6.3 Kinetic energy; 6.4 Power; Topic 9 Deformation of solids; 9.1 & 9.2 Force and deformation; Topic 14 Waves; 14.1 Wave motion; 14.2 Graphical representation of waves; 14.3 The determination of the frequency of sound using a calibrated c.r.o.; 14.4 Doppler effect; 14.5 The electromagnetic spectrum; Topic 15 Superposition; 15.3 Interference; 15.1 Stationary waves; 14.3 Measuring the speed of sound using stationary waves; 15.2 & 15.4 Diffraction; Topic 17 Electric fields , 17.1 Electric forces and fields17.2 Electric field strength; Topic 19 Current of electricity; 19.1 Charge and current; 19.2 Potential difference; 19.3 Resistance; Topic 20 D.C. circuits; 20.1 Electrical circuits; 20.2 Kirchhoff's first and second laws; 20.3 Potential dividers and potentiometers; Topic 26 Particle physics; 26.1 Atomic structure and radioactivity; 26.2 Fundamental particles; A Level; Topic 7 Motion in a circle.; 7.1 Radian measure and angular displacement; 7.2 Centripetal acceleration and centripetal force; Topic 8 Gravitational fields; 8.1 Gravitational field , 8.2 & 8.3 Gravitational field strength8.4 Gravitational potential and gravitational potential energy; Topic 10 Ideal gases; 10.1 & 10.3 Equation of state of an ideal gas; 10.2 A microscopic model of a gas; Topic 11 Temperature; 11.1 Temperature; 11.2 Temperature scales; 11.3 Thermometers; Topic 12 Thermal properties of materials; 12.1 Solids, liquids and gases, and thermal (heat) energy; 12.2 Internal energy; Topic 13 Oscillations; 13.1 Oscillations; 13.2 Energy changes in simple harmonic motion; 13.3 Free and damped oscillations; Topic 14 Ultrasound; 14.6 The generation and use of ultrasound , Topic 16 Communication16.1 Communication channels; 16.2 Modulation; 16.3 Analogue and digital signals; 16.4 Relative merits of channels of communication; 16.5 Signal attenuation; Topic 17 Electric fields; 17.3 Point charges; 17.4 Electric field strength due to a point charge; 17.5 Electric potential energy and electric potential; Topic 18 Capacitance; 18.1 Capacitors and capacitance; 18.2 Energy stored in a capacitor; Topics 19 & 20 Electronic sensors; 19.4 Sensing devices; 20.3 The use of potential dividers; Topic 21 Electronics; 21.1 The ideal operational amplifier (op-amp) , 21.2 Operational amplifier circuits , English

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Format: 1 online resource (xx, 277 pages) : , illustrations, maps

ISBN: 1-908857-98-6

Content: From houses to roads, infrastructures offer a unique lens through which to explore social and political change. Serving as an important conduit between states and citizens, infrastructures provide governments with a powerful tool to mould subjects and control populations. Yet, at the same time they also give individuals, communities, and movements a platform to challenge the state and forge alternative forms of citizenship and politics. Infrastructures therefore shape social and political relations in unexpected ways and never dutifully follow the scripts of politicians, bureaucrats, and engineers. Latin America provides fertile terrain to explore these issues. The region has been subject to extensive foreign intervention for centuries and much of its infrastructure has primarily been constructed to benefit colonial and imperial powers. Yet Latin America has also seen widespread resistance to colonial-capitalist expansion, and infrastructures have been central to these diverse struggles. Drawing on recent empirical research, this cross-disciplinary book demonstrates the value of analysing social and political change through infrastructure. The authors explore a diverse range of Latin American infrastructures, from a sparkling new tram network in Ecuador to a crumbling old nuclear plant in Cuba. Building on the empirical chapters, the editors demonstrate the value of conceptualising infrastructure as a relational and experimental process. In addition to making a novel contribution to global infrastructure debates, the volume offers important new insights into Latin American history, society, and politics.

Note: Includes index. , Notes on contributors -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction: infrastructure as relational and experimental process -- 1. Dreams of an anchored state: mobility infrastructure and state presence in Quehui Island, Chile -- 2. 'They want to change us by charging us': drinking water provision and water conflict in the Ecuadorian Amazon -- 3. Water storage reservoirs in Mataquita: clashing measurements and meanings -- 4. Planning a society: urban politics and public housing during the Cold War in Natal, Brazil -- 5. Contested state-building? A four-part framework of infrastructure development during armed conflict -- 6. Competing infrastructures in local mining governance in Mexico -- 7. 'Somos zona roja': top-down informality and institutionalised exclusion from broadband internet services in Santiago de Chile -- 8. The contradictions of sustainability: discourse, planning and the tramway in Cuenca, Ecuador -- 9. The record keepers: maintaining irrigation canals, traditions, and Inca codes of law in 1920s Huarochirí, Peru -- 10. The Cuban nuclear dream: the afterlives of the Project of the Century -- Index.

Additional Edition: ISBN 1-908857-95-1

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (xx, 277 pages) : , illustrations, maps

ISBN: 1-908857-98-6

Content: From houses to roads, infrastructures offer a unique lens through which to explore social and political change. Serving as an important conduit between states and citizens, infrastructures provide governments with a powerful tool to mould subjects and control populations. Yet, at the same time they also give individuals, communities, and movements a platform to challenge the state and forge alternative forms of citizenship and politics. Infrastructures therefore shape social and political relations in unexpected ways and never dutifully follow the scripts of politicians, bureaucrats, and engineers. Latin America provides fertile terrain to explore these issues. The region has been subject to extensive foreign intervention for centuries and much of its infrastructure has primarily been constructed to benefit colonial and imperial powers. Yet Latin America has also seen widespread resistance to colonial-capitalist expansion, and infrastructures have been central to these diverse struggles. Drawing on recent empirical research, this cross-disciplinary book demonstrates the value of analysing social and political change through infrastructure. The authors explore a diverse range of Latin American infrastructures, from a sparkling new tram network in Ecuador to a crumbling old nuclear plant in Cuba. Building on the empirical chapters, the editors demonstrate the value of conceptualising infrastructure as a relational and experimental process. In addition to making a novel contribution to global infrastructure debates, the volume offers important new insights into Latin American history, society, and politics.

Note: Includes index. , Notes on contributors -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction: infrastructure as relational and experimental process -- 1. Dreams of an anchored state: mobility infrastructure and state presence in Quehui Island, Chile -- 2. 'They want to change us by charging us': drinking water provision and water conflict in the Ecuadorian Amazon -- 3. Water storage reservoirs in Mataquita: clashing measurements and meanings -- 4. Planning a society: urban politics and public housing during the Cold War in Natal, Brazil -- 5. Contested state-building? A four-part framework of infrastructure development during armed conflict -- 6. Competing infrastructures in local mining governance in Mexico -- 7. 'Somos zona roja': top-down informality and institutionalised exclusion from broadband internet services in Santiago de Chile -- 8. The contradictions of sustainability: discourse, planning and the tramway in Cuenca, Ecuador -- 9. The record keepers: maintaining irrigation canals, traditions, and Inca codes of law in 1920s Huarochirí, Peru -- 10. The Cuban nuclear dream: the afterlives of the Project of the Century -- Index.

Additional Edition: ISBN 1-908857-95-1

Language: English