"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"--
"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"--
List of Abbreviations ix Note on Transliterations and Abbreviations xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction: The Worlds of the Bulgarian Computer 1 1 The Conjuncture: The Road to the Bulgarian Electronics Industry 27 2 The Captive Market: The Rise and Apogee of an Industry 57 3 Access Denied: Spies, Technologies, and Circulation Across the Iron Curtain 107 4 Roses and Lotuses: Bulgaria's Electronic Entanglement with India 141 5 Automatic for the People: The Scientific-Technical Revolution and Society 183 6 The Socialist Cyborg: Education, Intellectuals, and Culture 227 7 Networked and Plugged In: Computer Priests and Their Pathways 269 Conclusion: The Uneven Future 307 Appendix A: Snapshot of Automation in 1989 323 Appendix B: Types of Machines Produced 325 Notes 329 Index 379
List of Abbreviations ix Note on Transliterations and Abbreviations xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction: The Worlds of the Bulgarian Computer 1 1 The Conjuncture: The Road to the Bulgarian Electronics Industry 27 2 The Captive Market: The Rise and Apogee of an Industry 57 3 Access Denied: Spies, Technologies, and Circulation Across the Iron Curtain 107 4 Roses and Lotuses: Bulgaria's Electronic Entanglement with India 141 5 Automatic for the People: The Scientific-Technical Revolution and Society 183 6 The Socialist Cyborg: Education, Intellectuals, and Culture 227 7 Networked and Plugged In: Computer Priests and Their Pathways 269 Conclusion: The Uneven Future 307 Appendix A: Snapshot of Automation in 1989 323 Appendix B: Types of Machines Produced 325 Notes 329 Index 379
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