Technology and American History: A Historical Anthology from Technology and Culture
University of Chicago Press, 1997
Cloth: 978-0-226-71027-3 | Paper: 978-0-226-71028-0
Library of Congress Classification T21.T426 1997
Dewey Decimal Classification 609.73
Cloth: 978-0-226-71027-3 | Paper: 978-0-226-71028-0
Library of Congress Classification T21.T426 1997
Dewey Decimal Classification 609.73
ABOUT THIS BOOK | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Technology and American History explores the technological dimension of American life from the birth of American industry in the late eighteenth century to the massive industrial systems of the late twentieth century.
Emphasizing a societal context for technology, this carefully organized 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. Individual essays explore the importance of textile manufacturing in American industrialization, the role of the federal government in regulating new modes of transport, the development of interchangeable 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.
The essays were selected to be accessible to both the general reader and the undergraduate student.
Emphasizing a societal context for technology, this carefully organized 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. Individual essays explore the importance of textile manufacturing in American industrialization, the role of the federal government in regulating new modes of transport, the development of interchangeable 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.
The essays were selected to be accessible to both the general reader and the undergraduate student.
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