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Technics and Civilization

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by Lewis Mumford
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Availability:In StockContributor:Lewis MumfordPublish date:2010-10-30Pages:528
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226550275ISBN-10:226550273UPC:9780226550275Book Category:History, Science, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:HistorySize:8.90 x 6.00 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.5521Product ID:SCYBWQQMFT

Technics and Civilization

Technics and Civilization first presented its compelling history of the machine and critical study of its effects on civilization in 1934-before television, the personal computer, and the Internet even appeared on our periphery.

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Drawing upon art, science, philosophy, and the history of culture, Lewis Mumford explained the origin of the machine age and traced its social results,...

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226550275ISBN-10:226550273UPC:9780226550275Book Category:History, Science, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:HistorySize:8.90 x 6.00 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.5521Product ID:SCYBWQQMFT

Lewis Mumford (1895-1990) was a writer whose scope encompassed literary criticism, architecture, history, urban sociology, and philosophy. The author of over thirty books, he was also the architectural critic for The New Yorker for over thirty years. He was eventually honored with the United States Medal of Freedom and Knight of the Order of the British Empire.

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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