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Languages : en
Pages : 1680

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Author: Oscar Zanetti
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807866431
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 538

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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.

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Category : Current events
Languages : en
Pages : 818

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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 992

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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 828

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Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 838

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Author: New York Public Library
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 928

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Includes its Report, 1896-19 .

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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1140

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Author: Chicago Public Library
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 144

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Author: Terry Copp
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487541570
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 267

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Drawing from newspapers, journals, government reports, and archival records, Terry Copp – one of Canada’s leading military historians – tells the story of how citizens in Canada’s largest city responded to the challenges of the First World War. Montreal at War addresses responses to the outbreak of war in Europe and the process of raising an army for service overseas. It details the shock of intense combat and heavy casualties, studies the mobilization of volunteers, and follows the experience of battalions from Montreal to the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Challenging long-held assumptions, Montreal at War aims to understand the war experience as it unfolded, approaching history from the perspective of those who lived through it.