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Sugar and Railroads
A Cuban History, 1837-1959
Taschenbuch von Oscar Zanetti (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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Though Cuba was among the first countries in the world to utilize rail transport, the history of its railroads has been little studied. This English translation of the prize-winning Caminos para el azucar traces the story of railroads in Cuba from their introduction in the nineteenth century through the 1959 Revolution.
More broadly, the book uses the development of the Cuban rail transport system to provide a fascinating perspective on Cuban history, particularly the story of its predominant agro-industry, sugar. While railroads facilitated the sugar industry's rapid growth after 1837, the authors argue, sugar interests determined where railroads would be built and who would benefit
from them. Zanetti and Garcia explore the implications of this symbiotic relationship for the technological development of the railroads, the economic evolution of Cuba, and the lives of the railroad workers.
As this work shows, the economic benefits that accompanied the rise of railroads in Europe and the United States were not repeated in Cuba. Sugar and Railroads provides a poignant demonstration of the fact that technological progress alone is far from sufficient for development.
Though Cuba was among the first countries in the world to utilize rail transport, the history of its railroads has been little studied. This English translation of the prize-winning Caminos para el azucar traces the story of railroads in Cuba from their introduction in the nineteenth century through the 1959 Revolution.
More broadly, the book uses the development of the Cuban rail transport system to provide a fascinating perspective on Cuban history, particularly the story of its predominant agro-industry, sugar. While railroads facilitated the sugar industry's rapid growth after 1837, the authors argue, sugar interests determined where railroads would be built and who would benefit
from them. Zanetti and Garcia explore the implications of this symbiotic relationship for the technological development of the railroads, the economic evolution of Cuba, and the lives of the railroad workers.
As this work shows, the economic benefits that accompanied the rise of railroads in Europe and the United States were not repeated in Cuba. Sugar and Railroads provides a poignant demonstration of the fact that technological progress alone is far from sufficient for development.
Über den Autor
Oscar Zanetti is a professor of history at the University of Havana.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1998
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780807846926
ISBN-10: 0807846929
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Zanetti, Oscar
Garcia, Alejandro
Hersteller: The University of North Carolina Press
Maße: 234 x 156 x 31 mm
Von/Mit: Oscar Zanetti (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 31.08.1998
Gewicht: 0,889 kg
Artikel-ID: 106862613
Über den Autor
Oscar Zanetti is a professor of history at the University of Havana.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1998
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780807846926
ISBN-10: 0807846929
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Zanetti, Oscar
Garcia, Alejandro
Hersteller: The University of North Carolina Press
Maße: 234 x 156 x 31 mm
Von/Mit: Oscar Zanetti (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 31.08.1998
Gewicht: 0,889 kg
Artikel-ID: 106862613
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