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The Persistence of Technology: Histories of Repair, Reuse, and Disposal - Brossura

Stefan Krebs

 
9783837647419: The Persistence of Technology: Histories of Repair, Reuse, and Disposal
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ISBN 10: 3837647412 ISBN 13: 9783837647419
Casa editrice: Transcript Verlag, 2021

Sinossi

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.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Stefan Krebs (Dr. phil.) is Assistant Professor for Contemporary History at the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History.<br /><br />Heike Weber (Dr. phil.) Heike Weber is Professor of History of Technology at the Technische Universität Berlin.

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Editore
Transcript Verlag
Data di pubblicazione
2021
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
3837647412
ISBN 13 
9783837647419
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
292
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