Talking about Machines An Ethnography of a Modern Job.

Orr, Julian E. 1945-

Talking about Machines An Ethnography of a Modern Job. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource (191 pages) - Collection on technology and work .

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Includes bibliographies and index.

TALKING ABOUT MACHINES; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Vignettes of Work in the Field; 3. Territories: The Geography of the Service Triangle; 4. The Technicians; 5. The Customers; 6. Talking about Machines, and Bits Thereof . . .; 7. The Work of Service; 8. War Stories of the Service Triangle; 9. Warranted and Other Conclusions; References; Index



9781501707407


Xerox Corporation--Customer services.


Photocopying machines--Maintenance and repair.--United States
Mechanics--United States.
Ethnology--United States.

Ethnology United States Mechanics United States Photocopying machines United States Maintenance and repair Xerox Corporation Customer services


Electronic Books.

HD9802 / .T355 2016