Dreams of Development: Colombia's National School of Mines and Its Engineers, 1887-1970

by Pamela Murray and Pamela Murray

Dreams of Development explores the relationship between higher education and Colombian national development by tracing the history of one of Colombia's most important institutions of higher education, the National School of Mines (Escuela Nacional de Minas) of Medellin.

Murray addresses three questions: How did the Escuela form national elites, including politicians, businesspeople, and technocrats destined to play prominent roles...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817308393
• ISBN13: 9780817308391
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.3"