Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgements V
3. Contents VII
4. 1 Introduction 1
5. 2 A Sociotechnical Imaginary for “Socialist” Computerization 36
6. 3 Cybernetics and Computer Science: Emergence of a New Discipline 50
7. 4 Training the Socialist Workforce for the Computer 98
8. 5 Informatics For All? Computer Literacy in Schools 155
9. 6 Extracurricular Computer Education 220
10. 7 Conclusion and Outlook 253
11. List of Abbreviations 267
12. List of Figures 269
13. List of Tables 271
14. Historical Sources 273
15. Literature 275