Art and Technics - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Lewis Mumford, Casey Nelson Blake (Foreword by)Series:Bampton Lectures in AmericaPublish date:2000-11-01Pages:178
Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231121057ISBN-10:231121059UPC:9780231121057Book Category:Art, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Reference, History, Popular CultureSize:8.00 x 5.31 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SCKYSTWVXS
Art and Technics
Featuring a new introduction by Casey Nelson Blake, this classic text provides the essence of Mumford's views on the distinct yet interpenetrating roles of technology and the arts in modern culture. Mumford contends that modern man's overemphasis on technics has contributed to the depersonalization and emptiness of much of twentieth-century life. He issues a call for a renewed respect for...
Series: Bampton Lectures in America
Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231121057ISBN-10:231121059UPC:9780231121057Book Category:Art, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Reference, History, Popular CultureSize:8.00 x 5.31 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SCKYSTWVXS
Lewis Mumford (1895-1979) was the author of numerous important books on American culture, technology, architecture, and urban life, including Technics and Civilization (1934); The Culture of Cities (1938); The City in History (1961); Myth of the Machine I: Technics and Human Development (1967); and Myth of the Machine II: Pentagon of Power (1970).Casey Nelson Blake is professor of history and...
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