Description: Balkan Cyberia by Victor Petrov Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description "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"-- Publisher Description How Bulgaria transformed the computer industry behind the Iron Curtain-and the consequences of that transformation for a society that dreamt of a brighter future.How Bulgaria transformed the computer industry behind the Iron Curtain-and the consequences of that transformation for a society that dreamt of a brighter future.Bulgaria in 1963 was a communist country led by a centralized party trying to navigate a multinational Cold War. The state needed money, and it sought prestige. By cultivating a burgeoning computer industry, Bulgaria achieved both but at great cost to the established order. In Balkan Cyberia, Victor Petrov elevates a deeply researched, local story of ambition into an essential history of global innovation, ideological conflict, and exchange.Granted tremendous freedom by the Politburo and backed by a concerted state secret intelligence effort, a new, privileged class of technical intellectuals and managers rose to prominence in Bulgaria in the 1960s. Plugged in to transnational business and professional networks, they strove to realize the partys radical dreams of utopian automation, and Bulgaria would come to manufacture up to half of the Eastern Blocs electronics. Yet, as Petrov shows, the export-oriented nature of the industry also led to the disruption of party rule. Technicians, now thinking with and through computers, began to recast the dominant intellectual discourse within a framework of reform, while technocratic managers translated their newfound political clout into economic power that served them well before and after the revolutions of 1989.Balkan Cyberia reveals the extension of economic and political networks of influence far past the reputed fall of communism, along with the pivotal role small countries played in geopolitical games at the time. Through the prism of the Bulgarian computer industry, the true nature of the socialist international economy, and indeed the links between capitalism and communism, emerge. Author Biography Victor Petrov is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Details ISBN 0262545128 ISBN-13 9780262545129 Title Balkan Cyberia Author Victor Petrov Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 424 Publisher MIT Press Ltd GE_Item_ID:145103982; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780262545129
Book Title: Balkan Cyberia
Number of Pages: 424 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Balkan Cyberia : Cold War Computing, Bulgarian Modernization, and the Information Age Behind the Iron Curtain
Publisher: MIT Press
Subject: Modern / 20th Century, General, History
Publication Year: 2023
Item Height: 1.1 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 17.5 Oz
Author: Victor Petrov
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Mathematics, Computers, Technology & Engineering, History
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
