ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |51 pages
Setting the Scene – Experts and their Public
part |48 pages
Science as a Belief – Experts and Social Reform
part |32 pages
Diplomatic Strategists – National Government and Expert Ambitions
part |44 pages
Objectification – Expertise and its Discontents
