Technological Innovation, Modernity, and Electric Goods in Late - State Socialist Polan

This book deconstructs the public performance of technological innovation and imagined modernity in relation to the home technologies market in late state socialist Poland. Patryk Wasiak goes on to discuss how these technologies would have an impact on the creation of a desirable future social order and economy.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The Cultural Logic of State Socialism, Intermediary Actors, and Technological Innovation
2. Performance of Modernity
3. Qualities of Socialist Electric Goods
4. Case Studies
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

About the author

Patryk Wasiak is associate professor at Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw.

Summary

This book deconstructs the public performance of technological innovation and imagined modernity in relation to the home technologies market in late state socialist Poland. Patryk Wasiak goes on to discuss how these technologies would have an impact on the creation of a desirable future social order and economy.

Product details

• Authors: Patryk Wasiak, Wasiak Patryk
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.12.2023
• EAN: 9781666924084
• ISBN: 978-1-66692-408-4
• No. of pages: 194
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Media Studies, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Poland, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, HISTORY / Europe / Poland, History of engineering and technology, Impact of science & technology on society, History of engineering & technology, Impact of science and technology on society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies