The Pasteurization of France
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The Pasteurization of France is a seminal work of science and technology studies by Bruno Latour that analyzes how Louis Pasteur’s scientific achievements were socially constructed and intertwined with French political, medical, and cultural transformations.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Les Microbes: guerre et paix, suivi de Irréductions | 1 |
| The Pasteurization of France canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: The Pasteurization of France Context triple: [Bruno Latour, notableWork, The Pasteurization of France]
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A.
The Story of Louis Pasteur
The Story of Louis Pasteur is a 1936 biographical drama film depicting the life and scientific breakthroughs of French chemist Louis Pasteur, particularly his work on germ theory and vaccination.
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B.
Le Ventre de Paris
Le Ventre de Paris is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that vividly portrays life around Paris’s central market, Les Halles, while exploring themes of social conflict, hunger, and abundance.
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C.
The French Revolution: A History
The French Revolution: A History is Thomas Carlyle’s influential 1837 narrative history that vividly chronicles the events, personalities, and turmoil of the French Revolution in a highly dramatic, literary style.
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D.
Drôle de guerre
Drôle de guerre is the term for the early phase of World War II on the Western Front marked by little active fighting despite the formal state of war between the Allies and Germany.
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E.
The Civil War in France
"The Civil War in France" is a political pamphlet by Karl Marx analyzing the 1871 Paris Commune and its significance for the international workers' movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Pasteurization of France Target entity description: The Pasteurization of France is a seminal work of science and technology studies by Bruno Latour that analyzes how Louis Pasteur’s scientific achievements were socially constructed and intertwined with French political, medical, and cultural transformations.
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A.
The Story of Louis Pasteur
The Story of Louis Pasteur is a 1936 biographical drama film depicting the life and scientific breakthroughs of French chemist Louis Pasteur, particularly his work on germ theory and vaccination.
-
B.
Le Ventre de Paris
Le Ventre de Paris is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that vividly portrays life around Paris’s central market, Les Halles, while exploring themes of social conflict, hunger, and abundance.
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C.
The French Revolution: A History
The French Revolution: A History is Thomas Carlyle’s influential 1837 narrative history that vividly chronicles the events, personalities, and turmoil of the French Revolution in a highly dramatic, literary style.
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D.
Drôle de guerre
Drôle de guerre is the term for the early phase of World War II on the Western Front marked by little active fighting despite the formal state of war between the Allies and Germany.
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E.
The Civil War in France
"The Civil War in France" is a political pamphlet by Karl Marx analyzing the 1871 Paris Commune and its significance for the international workers' movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ work of science and technology studies ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
Pasteur’s success depended on alliances with political and medical institutions
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scientific facts are produced through networks of human and non-human actors ⓘ |
| author | Bruno Latour ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
enrollment of allies
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inscription devices ⓘ network of actors ⓘ translation of interests ⓘ |
| contains | case studies of anthrax and rabies campaigns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| field |
history of medicine
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science and technology studies ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
development of Pasteur’s germ theory
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institutionalization of Pasteurian microbiology in France ⓘ relations between scientists, physicians, farmers, and state officials ⓘ social context of Pasteur’s experiments ⓘ |
| genre | academic monograph ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Irreductions (philosophical and methodological section)
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The Pasteurization of France (historical narrative section) ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of actor-network theory
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later work in sociology of scientific knowledge ⓘ studies of laboratory life and scientific practice ⓘ |
| languageOfEnglishEdition | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
linking Pasteur’s scientific work to French political and cultural transformations
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reinterpreting Pasteur as a node in heterogeneous networks rather than a lone genius ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
The Pasteurization of France
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surface form:
Les Microbes: guerre et paix, suivi de Irréductions
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| publicationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| publisherOfEnglishEdition | Harvard University Press ⓘ |
| setting | nineteenth-century France ⓘ |
| subject |
French politics
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Louis Pasteur ⓘ actor-network theory ⓘ history of science ⓘ medical history ⓘ microbiology ⓘ public health ⓘ science and technology studies ⓘ social construction of scientific facts ⓘ sociology of science ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | late 19th century ⓘ |
| translatedBy |
Alan Sheridan
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John Law ⓘ |
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Les Microbes: guerre et paix, suivi de Irréductions