TY - BOOK ID - 713054 TI - Scientists' expertise as performance : between state and society, 1860–1960 AU - Peeters, Evert AU - Vandendriessche, Joris AU - Wils, Kaat PY - 2015 VL - 6 SN - 9781848935273 9781781446928 9781781446935 1848935277 9781315653822 9781317317210 9781317317227 PB - London: Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - Science policy KW - Philosophy of science KW - World history KW - anno 1800-1999 KW - Science KW - Expertise KW - Sciences KW - Savoir-faire KW - Social aspects KW - History KW - Aspect social KW - Histoire KW - History. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:713054 AB - The essays in this collection explore our reliance on experts within a historical context and across a wide range of fields, including agriculture, engineering, health sciences and labour management. Contributors argue that experts were highly aware of their audiences and used performance to gain both scientific and popular support. ER -