Bøker av Vincent Lagendijk

A global history of dam-building, offering a revisionist narrative of international cooperation, circulation of technological expertise and power relations in the 20th century.

Nowadays most consumers are aware of the European dimensions of their electricity supply. But what ideas lie behind this European network? In constructing electricity networks, -Europe performed a Janus-faced function. On the one hand, a European network would bolster economic growth and peace. On the other, economic growth through electrification