Introduction -- Technology and the emergence of atraso, 1820-1870 -- Technology and the imperative of progreso, 1870-1910 -- Sewing machines -- Beer and glass bottles -- Cyanide and silver -- Obstacles to adoption -- Constraints to learning -- Conclusions -- Appendix one : patent data --...

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