Balkan Cyberia
By Victor Petrov
By Victor Petrov
By Victor Petrov
By Victor Petrov
Category: Science & Technology | World History
Category: Science & Technology | World History
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$60.00
Jun 13, 2023 | ISBN 9780262545129
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Jun 13, 2023 | ISBN 9780262373258
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Table Of Contents
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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