History of Technology Volume 33

Hardback

Main Details

Title History of Technology Volume 33
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Professor Ian Inkster
SeriesHistory of Technology
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:336
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreHistory of engineering and technology
ISBN/Barcode 9781474237147
ClassificationsDewey:609.495
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 8 Maps

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publication Date 1 June 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

While political and social historians have made great progress in trying to understand the making of modern Greece by studying * politics and power struggles, little attention has been given TO the co-evolution of the Greek state and the technologies that were developed during this period. This volume HELPS fills this gap, exploring the formation of the Greek state and the construction of 'modern' Greece through the lens of the history of technology and industry. The contributors look at the role of engineering institutions, the press and of infrastructure technological networks in promoting specific technocratic ideals and legitimizing social roles for the engineers of the period. The volume as a whole offers new insights into the way that engineering culture, institutional reforms and infrastructures contributed to the making of 'modern' Greece. Special Issue: History of Technology in Greece, from the Early 19th to 21st Century Edited by Stathis Arapostathis and Aristotelis Tympas

Author Biography

Ian Inkster is Professorial Research Associate at SOAS, University of London, UK.