Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Maps vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I. Landscapes of Knowledge
6. 1. Public Libraries, Modern Nations 15
7. 2. Repertoires of Knowledge 39
8. 3. Writing in the Dark: A Market for Knowledge 59
9. 4. Knowledge Brokers: How Drawing Teachers Made Nations Possible 82
10. 5. Touchstones of Knowledge 101
11. Part II. Knowledge for Nation-Making
12. 6. Languages: Universal, National and Regional 121
13. 7. Land and Territory: Making Natural Nations 142
14. 8. Not the ‘Dismal Science’ but the ‘Lifeless’ One: Critiques of Classical Political Economy in Latin America 164
15. 9. Infrastructure: Engineering Sovereignty 181
16. 10. Education for Citizenship: Beyond Morality and Patriotism 198
17. Conclusion 218
18. Acknowledgements 233
19. Notes 235
20. Select Bibliography 289
21. Index 295
22. A NOTE ON THE TYPE 305