LEADER 02842nam 2200517 450 001 9910502680603321 005 20221125193530.0 010 $a3-8394-4741-0 024 3 $a9783839447413 035 $a(CKB)5180000000022005 035 $a(transcript Verlag)9783839447413 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6956062 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6956062 035 $a(DE-B1597)521834 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783839447413 035 $a(EXLCZ)995180000000022005 100 $a20221125d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnnunnnannuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe persistence of technology $ehistories of repair, reuse and disposal /$fStefan Krebs, Heike Weber, editors 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aBielefeld :$cTranscript,$d[2021] 210 4$dİ2021 215 $a1 online resource (292 p.)$c911 MB 20 SW-Abbildungen, 10 Farbabbildungen 225 1 $aScience studies (Bielefeld, Germany),$x2703-1543 311 $a3-8376-4741-2 327 $aCover -- Contents -- Preface -- The Persistence of Technology -- Rethinking the History of Repair -- MAINTAINING INFRASTRUCTURES -- Repairing China's Power Grid Amidst Perpetual Warfare, 1937-1955 -- Changing Perceptions of Repair and Maintenance -- Business as Usual -- USERS AND REPAIR -- Mud Bricks in a Concrete State -- Maintaining the Mobility of Motor Cars -- Of Buses, Batteries and Breakdowns -- REUSE AND CONSERVATION -- A Bargain or a "Mousetrap"? -- "Proof of Life" -- OBSOLESCENCE AND DISPOSAL -- Mending or Ending? -- The Persistence of SS France -- Authors. 330 $aRepair, reuse and disposal are closely interlinked phenomena related to the service lives and persistence of technologies. When technical artefacts become old and worn out, decisions have to be taken: is it necessary, worthwhile or even possible to maintain and repair, reuse or dismantle them - or must they be discarded? These decisions depend on factors such as the availability of second-hand markets, repair infrastructures and dismantling or disposal facilities. In telling the stories of China's power grid, Canadian telephones, German automobiles and India's shipbreaking business, among others, the contributions in this volume highlight the persistence of technologies and show that maintenance and repair are not obsolete in modern industries and consumer societies. 410 0$aScience studies (Bielefeld, Germany) 606 $aTechnology 606 $aRepairing 615 0$aTechnology. 615 0$aRepairing. 676 $a600 702 $aKrebs$b Stefan 702 $aWeber$b Heike 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910502680603321 996 $aThe Persistence of Technology$92780477 997 $aUNINA