The profiteers : Bechtel and the men who built the world
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Format
Book
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
ISBN
9781476706467, 1476706468
Physical Desc
viii, 436 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Headquarters Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 338.762 DEN 2016 | In |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Bechtel Corporation -- History.
Bechtel Group -- Corrupt practices.
Bechtel Group -- History.
Bechtel Infrastructure Corporation.
Bechtel, Stephen Davison, -- Jr., -- 1925-2021.
Bechtel, Warren A., -- 1872-1933.
Business ethics -- United States -- Case studies.
Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography.
Case studies.
Civil engineering -- United States -- History.
Civil engineering.
Corporations -- Corrupt practices.
Engineering firms -- United States.
Engineers -- United States -- Biography.
Postwar reconstruction -- Contracting out.
Bechtel Group -- Corrupt practices.
Bechtel Group -- History.
Bechtel Infrastructure Corporation.
Bechtel, Stephen Davison, -- Jr., -- 1925-2021.
Bechtel, Warren A., -- 1872-1933.
Business ethics -- United States -- Case studies.
Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography.
Case studies.
Civil engineering -- United States -- History.
Civil engineering.
Corporations -- Corrupt practices.
Engineering firms -- United States.
Engineers -- United States -- Biography.
Postwar reconstruction -- Contracting out.
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781476706467, 1476706468
UPC
9781476706467
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-408) and index.
Description
The tale of the Bechtel family dynasty is a classic American business story. It begins with Warren A. 'Dad' Bechtel, who led a consortium that constructed the Hoover Dam. From that auspicious start, the family and its eponymous company would go on to 'build the world, ' from the construction of airports in Hong Kong and Doha, to pipelines and tunnels in Alaska and Europe, to mining and energy operations around the globe. Today Bechtel is one of the largest privately held corporations in the world, enriched and empowered by a long history of government contracts and the privatization of public works, made possible by an unprecedented revolving door between its San Francisco headquarters and Washington.
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Funded by PAL Cooperative.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Denton, S. (2016). The profiteers: Bechtel and the men who built the world (First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.). Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Denton, Sally. 2016. The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Denton, Sally. The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World Simon & Schuster, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Denton, Sally. The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition., Simon & Schuster, 2016.
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