When Portugal believed in progress: Portuguese railways in the 1880s

Author(s)

Hugo Silveira Pereira

Year
2018
Journal

Boletim do Arquivo da Universidade de Coimbra, Vol. XXXI, N. 2

Nr. of Pages
105-127
When Portugal believed in progress: Portuguese railways in the 1880s, Capa

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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