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Evert Peeters & Joris Vandendriessche
Scientists’ Expertise as Performance [PDF ebook]
Between State and Society, 1860-1960

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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.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 256 ● ISBN 9781317317234 ● Editor Evert Peeters & Joris Vandendriessche ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2015 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4446762 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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