Engineering Nature: Water, Development, and the Global Spread of American Environmental Expertise
TEISCH, Engineering"Teisch's book resounds for historians and concern global citizens alike."--Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences"[A] fresh conceptual framework."--Environment and History"Readers will find Teisch's global approach unusual and refreshing as California engineers pop up in unexpected places."--Water And Power Associates"An intriguing and balanced narrative about one of the more problematical eras of environmental history."--Journal of American History"Engineering Natureprovides an opportunity to learn from both the successes and the failures of the past--particularly at the confluence of natural resources, technological prowess, and economic promise."--Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences"Not only doesEngineering Naturehelp us to situate "progress," identifying its ideological foundations, it also allows us to understand how expertise contributed to globalization."--Environmental History"This is a readable, even fascinating, history. . . .There are lessons here for how engineering can and cannot be used to implement social change. Highly recommended. All levels of readership." --Choice