When Portugal believed in progress:

Portuguese railways in the 1880s

Authors

  • Hugo Silveira Pereira Centro Interuniversitário de História das Ciências e da Tecnologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/2182-7974_31_2_4

Keywords:

Railways, Fontism, History of Technology

Abstract

After three decades with different hesitations, ups, and downs, the Portuguese strategy for railway building took decisive steps in the 1880s. In this decade, the network witnessed the largest growth in its history (past and future) and it extended to the overseas colonies. In this paper, we will analyse this historical process, using the concepts of technological determinism, technological sublime, and technological nationalism.

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Published

2018-12-26

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 2 (2018): Boletim do Arquivo da Universidade de Coimbra Vol. XXXI, N.º 2

Section

Estudos

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