| A Companion To American Technology Contributor(s): Pursell (Author) |
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ISBN: 0631228446 ISBN-13: 9780631228448 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons OUR PRICE: $268.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: "A Companion to American Technology" is a groundbreaking collection of original essays that analyze the hard-to-define phenomenon of "technology" in America. Taking a broadly historiographical approach, twenty-one leading scholars explore important features of American technology, including developments in automobiles, television, and computing. They also examine the ways in which technologies are organized in, for instance, the engineering profession, government, medicine and agriculture, and analyze how technologies interact with race, gender, class, and other comparable categories in American society. Scholars of American technology, as well as students, journalists, and general readers will find this a compelling, fascinating look at America's machinery, industry, and technophilic culture. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) - Technology & Engineering | History - History | Modern - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 609.73 |
| LCCN: 2004019638 |
| Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History |
| Physical Information: 1.24" H x 6.88" W x 9.92" (2.14 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
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| Publisher Description: A Companion to American Technology is a groundbreaking collection of original essays that analyze the hard-to-define phenomenon of "technology" in America.
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