Abstract
This chapter aims at showing how engineers were pivotal to the occupation of the Portuguese colonies in Africa during the 19th century. After the Berlin Conference the so-called technologies of the land (railways, roads, harbors) were one of the main tools for securing and conquering the wealthy African territories. Portugal, a peripheral European country, had to develop its own strategy in order keep its colonies against the voracious appetite of Britain, France, and Germany.
Original language | Unknown |
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Title of host publication | Jogos de Identidade: os engenheiros entre a formação e a acção/ Les enjeux identitaires des ingénieurs: entre la formation et l’action/ The quest for a professional dentity: engineers between trianing and action |
Editors | A. Cardoso de Matos, M.P. Diogo, I. Gouzévith, A. Grelon |
Place of Publication | Lisboa |
Publisher | Colibri and École des Hautes Études en Sciences |
Pages | 471-482 |
Edition | 1st |
ISBN (Print) | 978-972-772-879-4 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2009 |