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Enterprise and Society 2008 9(4):847-849; doi:10.1093/es/khn090
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Kevin L. Borg. Auto Mechanics: Technology and Expertise in Twentieth Century America

Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. viii + 249 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-8018-8606-5, $50.00

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Kevin Borg's Auto Mechanics is a finely researched, rich social history. Filling a gap in the literature, Borg situates his study within the social-construction strand of technological history, adding another layer to this growing field of technological studies. An addition to Philip Scranton's series on Studies in Industry and Society, Borg tells the story of how auto mechanics became mechanics. His narrative analyzes the shifts in sociotechnical hierarchies that occurred over the course of the twentieth century. The result is . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Thomas A. Castillo

University of Maryland


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