A living organism: Nacional Engineers and waterworks in Argentina (1890-1930)
This article aims to explore various dimensions of hydraulic works from the perspective of one of the most important protagonists in their creation: engineers. Specifically, through a historical anthropology exercise, we have collected the discussions, problems and ideas about hydraulic works produc...
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Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA
2025
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/14549 https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=runa&d=14549_oai |
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| Sumario: | This article aims to explore various dimensions of hydraulic works from the perspective of one of the most important protagonists in their creation: engineers. Specifically, through a historical anthropology exercise, we have collected the discussions, problems and ideas about hydraulic works produced by these actors between 1890 and 1930. This article emerges from a broader investigation, which studied controversies linked to water in the 19th and 20th centuries in Catamarca valley (Catamarca, Argentina). Engineers, in this context, emerged as key actors who, we believe, allow us to densely describe the relationships articulated around waterworks. We especially want to cover the distance between the daily practices and discussions of these actors and the narratives and arguments that give the first a broader meaning. For engineers at the turn of the century, waterworks are, or exist through, discussions about salaries, the regime of rivers, the various options and technical problems; but they are also understood as living organisms that embody national progress and allow moral and material elevation to the members of a new civilized society. |
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