Building Europe on expertise : innovators, organizers, networkers /

Focusing on experts in technology and science, Building Europe on Expertise delivers a new reading of European history. The authors show that modern Europe was built by experts using their unique knowledge to shape societies, set political agendas and establish collaborations which proved decisive i...

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Main Authors:	Kohlrausch, Martin (Author), Trischler, Helmuth (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Series:	Making Europe : Technology and Transformations, 1850-2000.
Subjects:	Elite (Social sciences) > Europe. Social engineering > Europe. Technology > Social aspects > Europe > History. Science > Social aspects > Europe > History. HISTORY / Europe / General. HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century. HISTORY / Social History.

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Summary:	Focusing on experts in technology and science, Building Europe on Expertise delivers a new reading of European history. The authors show that modern Europe was built by experts using their unique knowledge to shape societies, set political agendas and establish collaborations which proved decisive in integrating the continent.
Physical Description:	xix, 390 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780230308053 (hardback) 0230308058 (hardback)