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A Companion to American Technology
Contributor(s): Pursell, Carroll (Editor)

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 ISBN: 0631228446     ISBN-13: 9780631228448
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE: $268.80  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2005
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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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Additional Information
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" L (2.14 lbs) 480 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product
Review Citations: Choice 06/01/2007 pg. 1653
 
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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.
  • 22 original essays by expert scholars cover the most important features of American technology, including developments in automobiles, television, and computing
  • Analyzes the ways in which technologies are organized, such as in the engineering profession, government, medicine and agriculture
  • Includes discussions of how technologies interact with race, gender, class, and other organizing structures in American society
 
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