| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 402 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
History of computing |
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MIT Press series in the history of computing.
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| Contents |
Introduction: The Worlds of the Bulgarian Computer -- The Conjuncture: The Road to the Bulgarian Electronic Industry -- The Captive Market: The Rise and Apogee of an Industry -- Access Denied: Spies, Technologies, and Circulation Across the Iron Curtain -- Roses and Lotuses: Bulgaria's Electronic Entanglement with India -- Automatic for the People: The Scientific-Technical Revolution and Society -- The Socialist Cyborg: Education, Intellectuals, and Culture -- Networked & Plugged-In: Computer Priests and Their Pathways -- Conclusion: The Uneven Future |
| Summary |
"Original take on the history of socialist Bulgaria, examined through the prism of computers to make broader claims about political, economic, intelligence, social, and cultural life in Bulgaria, and by extension, the Soviet bloc and state socialism in general"-- Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
COMPUTERS / History |
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History |
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HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Cold War |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 30, 2023) |
| Subject |
Electronic digital computers -- History -- 20th century
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Computers -- Bulgaria -- History -- 20th century
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Computers -- Soviet Union -- History
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Computer industry -- Bulgaria -- History -- 20th century
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Cold War.
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Computer industry
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Computers
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Electronic digital computers
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Bulgaria
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Soviet Union
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2022030020 |
| ISBN |
9780262373265 |
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0262373262 |
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9780262373258 |
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0262373254 |
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