LEADER 02930oam 22005532 450 001 9910741389803321 005 20221212100810.0 010 $a0-262-37325-4 010 $a0-262-37326-2 035 $a(CKB)5580000000532235 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30003622 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30003622 035 $a(OCoLC)1334947583 035 $a(OCoLC-P)1334947583 035 $a(MaCbMITP)14212 035 $a(EXLCZ)995580000000532235 100 $a20220707d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBalkan cyberia $eCold War computing, Bulgarian modernization, and the information age behind the Iron Curtain /$fVictor Petrov 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aCambridge, Massachusetts :$cThe MIT Press,$d[2023] 215 $a1 online resource (417 pages) 225 0 $aHistory of computing 311 08$a0-262-54512-8 327 $aIntro -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Note on Transliterations and Abbreviations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Worlds of the Bulgarian Computer -- 1. The Conjuncture: The Road to the Bulgarian Electronics Industry -- 2. The Captive Market: The Rise and Apogee of an Industry -- 3. Access Denied: Spies, Technologies, and Circulation Across the Iron Curtain -- 4. Roses and Lotuses: Bulgaria's Electronic Entanglement with India -- 5. Automatic for the People: The Scientific-Technical Revolution and Society -- 6. The Socialist Cyborg: Education, Intellectuals, and Culture -- 7. Networked and Plugged In: Computer Priests and their Pathways -- Conclusion: The Uneven Future -- Appendix A: Snapshot of Automation in 1989 -- Appendix B: Types of Machines Produced -- Index -- Series List. 330 $a"Original take on the history of socialist Bulgaria, examined through the prism of computers to make broader claims about political, economic, intelligence, social, and cultural life in Bulgaria, and by extension, the Soviet bloc and state socialism in general"--$cProvided by publisher. 517 3 $aCold War computing, Bulgarian modernization, and the information age behind the Iron Curtain 606 $aElectronic digital computers$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aComputers$zBulgaria$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aComputers$zSoviet Union$xHistory 606 $aComputer industry$zBulgaria$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aCold War 615 0$aElectronic digital computers$xHistory 615 0$aComputers$xHistory 615 0$aComputers$xHistory. 615 0$aComputer industry$xHistory 615 0$aCold War. 676 $a004.09 700 $aPetrov$b Victor P.$0495741 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910741389803321 996 $aBalkan cyberia$93555414 997 $aUNINA