Book ID: CBB001422486

Scientists' Expertise as Performance: Between State and Society, 1860--1960 (2015)

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Vandendriessche, Joris (Editor)
Peeters, Evert (Editor)
Wils, Kaat (Editor)


Pickering & Chatto


Publication Date: 2015
Physical Details: 256 pp.
Language: English

Modern society cannot function without experts and yet we increasingly question the authority of those who advise us. 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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Review William Thomas (2016) Review of "Scientists' Expertise as Performance: Between State and Society, 1860--1960". British Journal for the History of Science (pp. 303-304). unapi

Review Heinrich Hartmann (2017) Review of "Scientists' Expertise as Performance: Between State and Society, 1860--1960". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 465-467). unapi

Review Don Leggett (2017) Review of "Scientists' Expertise as Performance: Between State and Society, 1860--1960". Annals of Science: The History of Science and Technology (pp. 84-86). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Elin Jones
Monika Ankele
Olsson, Mats
De Grandis, Giovanni
Borri, Matteo
Haushofer, Lisa
Concepts
Science and society
Public health
Agriculture
Labor and laborers
Psychiatric hospitals
Environmental protection
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
18th century
20th century, early
Modern
21st century
Places
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Belgium
England
France
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