Would Trotsky Wear a Bluetooth? : Technological Utopianism under Socialism, 1917–1989 /

Josephson, Paul R.

Would Trotsky Wear a Bluetooth? : Technological Utopianism under Socialism, 1917–1989 / Paul R. Josephson. - 1 online resource (352 pages): ill. ; - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes index.

Introduction : tractors, steel mills, concrete, and other joys of socialism -- Would Trotsky wear a Bluetooth? Technological utopianism in the Soviet Union in the 1920s -- Proletarian aesthetics : technology and socialism in Eastern Europe -- From kimchi to concrete : the North Korean experiment -- Floating reactors : nuclear hubris after the fall of communism -- Industrial deserts : technology and environmental degradation under socialism -- No hard hats, no steel-toed shoes required : worker safety in the proletarian paradise -- The gendered tractor.

Open Access

9781421428000




Utopian socialism--History--20th century.
Technology and civilization.
Technology--Political aspects.
Technology--Social aspects.


Electronic books.

T14.5 / .J67 2010

338/.06409470904