Would Trotsky wear a Bluetooth? technological utopianism under socialism, 1917-1989 / Paul R. Josephson.

Author/creator Josephson, Paul R.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,
Descriptionix, 342 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Contents Introduction : tractors, steel mills, concrete, and other joys of socialism -- Would Trotsky wear a Bluetooth? Technological utopianism in the Soviet Union in the 1920s -- Proletarian aesthetics : technology and socialism in Eastern Europe -- From kimchi to concrete : the North Korean experiment -- Floating reactors : nuclear hubris after the fall of communism -- Industrial deserts : technology and environmental degradation under socialism -- No hard hats, no steel-toed shoes required : worker safety in the proletarian paradise -- The gendered tractor.
General noteIncludes index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009013967
ISBN9780801894107 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0801894107 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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