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

Krebs, Stefan; Weber, Heike

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3837647412 ISBN 13 : 9783837647419

Editeur : Transcript Verlag, 2021

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Transcript Verlag
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3837647412
• ISBN 13: 9783837647419
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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