Scientists' Expertise as Performance
Between State and Society, 1860–1960
By Evert Peeters | Publisher: Taylor and Francis
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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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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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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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Society and Social Sciences > Sociology and anthropology > Sociology
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Evert Peeters
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Scientists' Expertise as Performance is available as pdf(ISBN 9781317317234)