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TECHNOLOGY AND AMERICAN HISTORY
A HISTORICAL ANTHOLOGY FROM "TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE" |
| By: |
Stephen H. Cutliffe, Terry S. Reynolds |
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Paperback |
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£14.50 |
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£13.05 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0226710289 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780226710280 |
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| Publisher: |
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
27 September, 1997 |
| Pages: |
450 |
| Description: |
Explores technology from the birth of American industry in the late-18th century to the industrial systems of the late-20th century. The text considers how cultural, political and economic forces shape innovation and the ways that technology has influenced society and shaped its values. |
| Synopsis: |
Explores the technological dimension of American life from the birth of American industry in the late 18th century to the industrial systems of the late 20th century. Emphasizing a societal context for technology, this collection demonstrates both the manner in which cultural, political and economic forces shape innovation and the ways that technology has influenced society and shaped its values. Indivudual essays explore the importance of textile manufacturing in American industrialization, the role of the federal government in regulating new modes of transport, ht e development of interchaneable parts in production, the process of innovation, the notion of technological systems, and the relationship between technological change and work in the factory, on the farm and in the home. All the articles in this text originally appeared in the journal "Technology and Culture". |
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Ill. |
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US |
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University of Chicago Press |
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