Tiago Saraiva Livres

Focusing on the development of Portuguese engineers alongside the formation of the Portuguese nation-state, this book explores the intertwined evolution of professional identity and national identity from the mid-seventeenth century to the late twentieth century. It examines how engineering practices and education influenced national progress and contributed to the broader socio-political landscape of Portugal during this transformative period.

Wheat: food battles, elite breeds, and Mussolini's fascist regime -- Wheat II: the integral nation, genetics, and Salazar's corporatist fascist state -- Potatoes: pests, plant breeding, and the growing of Hitler's Nazi state -- Pigs: the scientific bodenstandig community in Nazi Germany -- Coffee, rubber, and cotton: cash crops, forced labour, and fascist imperialism in Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Eastern Europe -- Sheep: fascist settlers and the colonization of Africa and Europe