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Cold War dreams of tech clash with communist control’s unintended consequences.
Balkan Cyberia
Cold War Computing, Bulgarian Modernization, and the Information Age behind the Iron Curtain
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424 pages
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18 July 2023
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Summary
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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262545129 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262545128 |
| Author: | Victor Petrov |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 424 |
| Release Date: | 18 July 2023 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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Victor Petrov
Victor Petrov is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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