Material Ordering and the Care of Things

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 338-367

  Denis, Jérôme ^a   Pontille, David ^b  

^a INSTITUT TELECOM   (France)

^b CENTRE DE SOCIOLOGIE DE L INNOVATION   (France)

Author keywords

care; maintenance; material ecology; material vulnerability; ordering devices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988231200     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: 15528251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0162243914553129     Document Type: Article

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