"A global history of modern infrastructures covering two centuries of historical dynamics from all over the world"--Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Dirk van Laak; foreword by Paul N. Edwards; translated by Erik Butler
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword vii Paul N. Edwards Preface to the English-Language Edition xi Acknowledgments xv Introduction: As Long As It Keeps Working...1 I The Classical Era of Infrastructure 1 Public Works: The Nineteenth Century 21 2 Lifelines of Community: The Early Twentieth Century 47 3 The Measure of Modernity: The Late Twentieth Century 79 II Nodes of Infrastructural Debate 4 Public, Private, or Partnership? How Infrastructure is Organized 113 5 Prestige Projects: Symbolic Value and Failure 129 6 Crumbling Bridges: The Life Cycles of Infrastructures 143 7 Achilles' Heels: The Vulnerability of Large-Scale Networks 157 8 The Cold Persona: Users and Operators of Infrastructures 173 Conclusion: Down the Drain? 189 Notes 207 Bibliography 259 Index 311
Foreword vii Paul N. Edwards Preface to the English-Language Edition xi Acknowledgments xv Introduction: As Long As It Keeps Working...1 I The Classical Era of Infrastructure 1 Public Works: The Nineteenth Century 21 2 Lifelines of Community: The Early Twentieth Century 47 3 The Measure of Modernity: The Late Twentieth Century 79 II Nodes of Infrastructural Debate 4 Public, Private, or Partnership? How Infrastructure is Organized 113 5 Prestige Projects: Symbolic Value and Failure 129 6 Crumbling Bridges: The Life Cycles of Infrastructures 143 7 Achilles' Heels: The Vulnerability of Large-Scale Networks 157 8 The Cold Persona: Users and Operators of Infrastructures 173 Conclusion: Down the Drain? 189 Notes 207 Bibliography 259 Index 311
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