Microhistories of technology : making the world /: making the world. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mikael Hård.
• Authors: Hård, Mikael
• Contents: 1. Introduction: Honing Local Techniques in a Globalized WorldPart I Nineteenth-Century Ways of Life2. Building Missionary Stations in Southeast Asia: Nias Islanders Deploy Adzes3. Communicating and Trading in West Africa: Talking Drums and Pack Animals4. Withstanding Globalization in Northern India: Farmers Make Sugar for Local ConsumptionPart II Twentieth-Century Improvisations5. Accessing Electricity in East Africa: Dar es Salaam Dwellers Pursue Power6. Creating "Creole" Cuisine in Latin America: Home Cooks Reinvent BatánesPart III Postwar Innovations7. Earning a Living in Urban Africa: Maintaining the 'Native Beer' Economy8. Confronting Menstruation in East Asia: Koreans Create Self-made Solutions9. Doing It Yourself in Central Asia: Uzbeks Build Adobe Houses10. Conclusion: Challenging Globalizing Technologies.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (297 pages)
• Subjects: 303.483; Technological innovations -- History; Technological innovations -- Social aspects; Progress -- History; Globalization
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783031228131
• Related ISBNs: 9783031228124; 9783031228155
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