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Beschreibung
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.
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.
Zusammenfassung
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.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Geisteswissenschaften, Geschichte, Kunst, Musik
Jahrhundert: 20. Jahrhundert
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 292 S.
20 s/w Illustr.
10 farbige Illustr.
30 Illustr.
ISBN-13: 9783837647419
ISBN-10: 3837647412
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Großformatiges Paperback. Klappenbroschur
Einband: Paperback
Autor: Krebs, Stefan
Redaktion: Krebs, Stefan
Weber, Heike
Herausgeber: Stefan Krebs/Heike Weber
Hersteller: transcript
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Abbildungen: 20 SW-Abb., 10 Farbabb.
Maße: 21 x 165 x 235 mm
Von/Mit: Stefan Krebs (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.10.2021
Gewicht: 0,462 kg
Artikel-ID: 115380164