Scientists' Expertise As Performance: Between State And Society, 1860–1960 (History And Philosophy Of Technoscience)

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. Book jacket.

• | Author: Joris Vandendriessche|Evert Peeters|Kaat Wils
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Jun 30, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0367599805
• | ISBN-13: 9780367599805