This dissertation examines and provides evidence for the research question: How does infrastructure shape and influence international conflict? Chapter One begins by establishing that infrastructure is the internal network of a country that facilitates the conduct of various activities. Overall,...

The historical and geographical literature on railroads in the United States is characterized by a paucity of work focusing specifically on the various forms of company control. An aggregate scale of analysis typically prevails, reducing a diverse network of transport companies to a homogeneous...