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Repair, reuse and disposal are closely interlinked phenomena related to the service lives and persistence of technologies. When technical artefacts become old and worn out, decisions have to be taken: is it necessary, worthwhile or even possible to maintain and repair, reuse or dismantle them – or must they be discarded? These decisions depend on factors such as the availability of second-hand markets, repair infrastructures and dismantling or disposal facilities. In telling the stories of China's power grid, Canadian telephones, German automobiles and India's shipbreaking business, among others, the contributions in this volume highlight the persistence of technologies and show that maintenance and repair are not obsolete in modern industries and consumer societies.
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Frontmatter
Seiten 1 - 4
Contents
Seiten 5 - 6
Preface
Seiten 7 - 8
The Persistence of Technology:
Seiten 9 - 26
Rethinking the History of Repair:
Seiten 27 - 48
MAINTAINING INFRASTRUCTURES
Repairing China's Power Grid Amidst Perpetual Warfare, 1937–1955
Seiten 51 - 68
Changing Perceptions of Repair and Maintenance:
Seiten 69 - 86
Business as Usual:
Seiten 87 - 108
USERS AND REPAIR
Mud Bricks in a Concrete State:
Seiten 111 - 138
Maintaining the Mobility of Motor Cars:
Seiten 139 - 162
Of Buses, Batteries and Breakdowns:
Seiten 163 - 182
REUSE AND CONSERVATION
A Bargain or a "Mousetrap"?
Seiten 185 - 204
"Proof of Life":
Seiten 205 - 230
OBSOLESCENCE AND DISPOSAL
Mending or Ending?
Seiten 233 - 262
The Persistence of SS France:
Seiten 263 - 286
Authors
Seiten 287 - 292
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