Stewardship Politics and the Control of Wild Weather: Levees, Seawalls, and State Building in 17th-Century France.  

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Mukerji, Chandra

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Social Studies of Science vol. 37 no. 1 (Feb. 2007), page 127.
Topik: Canal du Midi; France; infrastructure; legitimacy; levees; seawalls; stewardship
Fulltext: 127.pdf (100.76KB)

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The failure of the levees in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina not only ended the lives of many of the city’s inhabitants, but also undermined the legitimacy of government officials, from the mayor to the president. The structures that crumbled were built by the Army Corps of Engineers, and represented the ability and will of the state to stabilize the land and make it safe for habitation. The fact that it was not safe reflected the lowered commitment of the government to ordinary people, and the failure of politicians to maintain national infrastructures. It signified and furthered a deterioration of the American landscape. It also marked the decline of the political culture of stewardship that had gained authority, along with techniques for building levees and seawalls in 17th-century France.

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