Technics and Human Development: The Myth of the Machine, Vol. I

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Technics and Human Development: The Myth of the Machine, Vol. I - Paperback

Technics and Human Development: The Myth of the Machine, Vol. I - Paperback

by Lewis Mumford
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Book Overview

Mumford explains the forces that have shaped technology since prehistoric times and shaped the modern world. He shows how tools developed because of significant parallel inventions in ritual, language, and social organization. "It is a stimulating volume, informed both with an enormous range of knowledge and empathetic spirit" (Eliot Fremont-Smith, New York Times). Index; photographs.
ISBN9780156623414
Author Lewis Mumford
PublisherMariner Books
GenreArts and Technology
FormatPaperback
PublishedSeptember 1971
LanguageENG- English
Pages352
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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