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The Mechanized Landscape
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The book offers a matrix (statecraft and environment) with which to evaluate large-scale government interventions, through the example of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
A novel contribution that pairs original photographs and newly created maps to provide readers with a graphic appraisal of the Tennessee Valley as it was transformed between 1933-1953
The book contributes new historical knowledge about the TVA, an iconic New Deal agency, that will be of interest to geographers, planners, architects and landscapes architects
The book examines the physical and social implications of democratic government decisions and especially the construction of infrastructural power together with infrastructure
The book adds a new layer to our understanding of how the United States government has facilitated frontier entrepreneurship at the regional and the individual scale
In 1933 the United States government created the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and gave it jurisdiction over a demarcated region - the watershed of the Tennessee. The TVA was authorised to develop the resources in the Valley and promote the welfare of its residents. The TVA pursued these goals by constructing three large-scale operations, referred as the river, land and power machines. The TVA also invested in social projects, including support for housing and tourist industries in the region. The Mechanized Landscape: Statecraft and Environment in the Tennessee Valley examines this comprehensive effort as a form of statecraft - the art of government persuasion and diplomacy - manifested through environmental transformation. It follows the TVA's physical transformations and its investment in infrastructural power - programs that extended the state's capacity to reach even the most remote residents. The product of this process, the mechanized landscape, is a testament to the TVA's complex approach to democracy, its racial and middle-class biases, and its technical and managerial acumen. By bringing together original photography, newly created maps, and text, this book offers a well-researched, visually compelling appraisal of the TVA's plans and their implementation. Rather than following a linear textual narrative, readers are invited to explore the complexity of the mechanized landscape through multiple media.
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Justin Hamilton
info@abramsandchronicle.co.uk
+44 2077132060
A novel contribution that pairs original photographs and newly created maps to provide readers with a graphic appraisal of the Tennessee Valley as it was transformed between 1933-1953
The book contributes new historical knowledge about the TVA, an iconic New Deal agency, that will be of interest to geographers, planners, architects and landscapes architects
The book examines the physical and social implications of democratic government decisions and especially the construction of infrastructural power together with infrastructure
The book adds a new layer to our understanding of how the United States government has facilitated frontier entrepreneurship at the regional and the individual scale
In 1933 the United States government created the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and gave it jurisdiction over a demarcated region - the watershed of the Tennessee. The TVA was authorised to develop the resources in the Valley and promote the welfare of its residents. The TVA pursued these goals by constructing three large-scale operations, referred as the river, land and power machines. The TVA also invested in social projects, including support for housing and tourist industries in the region. The Mechanized Landscape: Statecraft and Environment in the Tennessee Valley examines this comprehensive effort as a form of statecraft - the art of government persuasion and diplomacy - manifested through environmental transformation. It follows the TVA's physical transformations and its investment in infrastructural power - programs that extended the state's capacity to reach even the most remote residents. The product of this process, the mechanized landscape, is a testament to the TVA's complex approach to democracy, its racial and middle-class biases, and its technical and managerial acumen. By bringing together original photography, newly created maps, and text, this book offers a well-researched, visually compelling appraisal of the TVA's plans and their implementation. Rather than following a linear textual narrative, readers are invited to explore the complexity of the mechanized landscape through multiple media.
Producent/osoba odpowiedzialna za bezpieczeństwo produktu
Justin Hamilton
info@abramsandchronicle.co.uk
+44 2077132060
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Data wydania: 16.02.2026
Liczba stron: 200
Wymiary: 26.8x21.1
Typ okładki:miękka okładka
Wydawca: Oro Editions
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Tytuł:The Mechanized Landscape
EAN: 9781961856646
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