The Persistence of Technology: Histories of Repair, Reuse and Disposal (Science Studies) - Softcover

Stefan Krebs

 
9783837647419: The Persistence of Technology: Histories of Repair, Reuse and Disposal (Science Studies)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3837647412 ISBN 13: 9783837647419
Publisher: Transcript Verlag, 2021

Synopsis

Repair, reuse and disposal are closely interlinked phenomena related to the lives and persistence of technologies. When technical artefacts become old and outworn, decisions have to be taken: is it necessary, worthwhile or even possible to maintain and repair or to reuse or dismantle them - or must one dispose of them? These decisions depend on factors such as the availability of second-hand markets, repair infrastructures and dismantling or disposal facilities. Telling the stories of, among others, China's power grid, Colombian roads, American telephones, German automobiles and India's ship breaking business, the contributions in this volume stress the long lives of technologies and show that maintenance and repair are not obsolete in modern industries and consumer societies.

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About the Author

Stefan Krebs ist Senior Research Scientist for Contemporary History am Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) an der Universität Luxemburg. Heike Weber (Dr. phil.) ist Professorin für Technikkulturwissenschaft am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). Ihre Arbeitsschwerpunkte liegen in der Technik-, Konsum- und Mediengeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts.

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Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3837647412
ISBN 13 
9783837647419
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
400
Editor
Stefan Krebs, Heike Weber