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The Persistence of Technology Histories of Repair, Reuse and Disposal Stefan Krebs, Heike Weber
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Science studies (Bielefeld, Germany)
- Science Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- History of Technology.
- Maintenance.
- Repair.
- Waste.
- Environmental History.
- Technology.
- Cultural History.
- Social History.
- History.
- Local Subjects:
- History of Technology.
- Maintenance.
- Repair.
- Waste.
- Environmental History.
- Technology.
- Cultural History.
- Social History.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (292 p.) 911 MB 20 SW-Abbildungen, 10 Farbabbildungen
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Krebs/Weber (eds.), The Persistence of Technology Histories of Repair, Reuse and Disposal
- Place of Publication:
- Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2021
- Language Note:
- English
- Biography/History:
- Stefan Krebs (Dr. phil.) is Assistant Professor for Contemporary History at the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History.
- Heike Weber (Dr. phil.) Heike Weber is Professor of History of Technology at the Technische Universität Berlin.
- Summary:
- Repair, reuse and disposal are closely interlinked phenomena related to the service lives and persistence of technologies. When technical artefacts become old and worn out, decisions have to be taken: is it necessary, worthwhile or even possible to maintain and repair, reuse or dismantle them – or must they be discarded? These decisions depend on factors such as the availability of second-hand markets, repair infrastructures and dismantling or disposal facilities. In telling the stories of China's power grid, Canadian telephones, German automobiles and India's shipbreaking business, among others, the contributions in this volume highlight the persistence of technologies and show that maintenance and repair are not obsolete in modern industries and consumer societies.
- »Without a doubt, this collection moves the study of technology forward in important and productive conceptual avenues.«
- »[This volume] inspires new perspectives, provokes necessary discussions, and forms a building block for future work on time and technology.«
- Besprochen in:https://hpscesee.blogspot.com, 01.11.2021 Technikgeschichte, 4 (2022), May-Brith Ohman Nielsen
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- The Persistence of Technology
- Rethinking the History of Repair
- MAINTAINING INFRASTRUCTURES
- Repairing China's Power Grid Amidst Perpetual Warfare, 1937-1955
- Changing Perceptions of Repair and Maintenance
- Business as Usual
- USERS AND REPAIR
- Mud Bricks in a Concrete State
- Maintaining the Mobility of Motor Cars
- Of Buses, Batteries and Breakdowns
- REUSE AND CONSERVATION
- A Bargain or a "Mousetrap"?
- "Proof of Life"
- OBSOLESCENCE AND DISPOSAL
- Mending or Ending?
- The Persistence of SS France
- Authors.
- Notes:
- This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://www.degruyter.com/dg/page/open-access-policy
- ISBN:
- 9783839447413
- 3839447410
- OCLC:
- 1280944579
- Publisher Number:
- 9783839447413
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