Scientists' Expertise as Performance - Between State and Society, 1860-1960 (Hardcover)


The essays in this collection explore our reliance on experts within a historical context and across a wide range of fields, including agriculture, engineering, health sciences and labour management. Contributors argue that experts were highly aware of their audiences and used performance to gain both scientific and popular support.

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The essays in this collection explore our reliance on experts within a historical context and across a wide range of fields, including agriculture, engineering, health sciences and labour management. Contributors argue that experts were highly aware of their audiences and used performance to gain both scientific and popular support.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Series

History and Philosophy of Technoscience

Release date

April 2015

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

2015

Editors

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Dimensions

234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

256

ISBN-13

978-1-84893-527-3

Barcode

9781848935273

Categories

LSN

1-84893-527-7



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