Evert Peeters, "Scientists' Expertise as Performance: Between State and Society, 1860-1960"
English | ISBN: 1848935277 | 2015 | 256 pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 1848935277 | 2015 | 256 pages | PDF | 2 MB
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.