Scientists' Expertise as Performance Scientists' Expertise as Performance
History and Philosophy of Technoscience

Scientists' Expertise as Performance

Between State and Society, 1860–1960

Joris Vandendriessche and Others
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Publisher Description

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.

GENRE
History
RELEASED
2015
6 October
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
256
Pages
PUBLISHER
Taylor & Francis
SIZE
5.1
MB

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