A first edition/first printing in Very Good+ condition, light sunning to board edges in alike dust-jacket; Civilizing the Machine: Technology and Republican Values in America, 1776-1900 by Kasson examines the ways that technology shaped American republican values and the role that republican values played in shaping technology. Kasson uses a variety of sources, including newspaper articles, letters, and speeches, to explore the ways that Americans responded to new technology, from the development of the steam engine to the invention of the telephone. Kasson argues that American republican values, such as individualism, democracy, and progress, played a significant role in shaping the way that technology was used.; 8vo; 274 pages; FSA.

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Civilizing the Machine: Technology and Republican Values in America, 1776-1900

Publisher

Grossman Publishers, New York

Publication Date

1976

Language

English

ISBN 10

0670224847

ISBN 13

9780670224845

Binding

Cloth Spine

Edition

First Edition; First Printing.

Condition

Very Good+

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good+

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Kasson, John F., Civilizing The Machine: Technology And Republican Values In Ameri

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John F. Kasson, who teaches history and American studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is the author of Houdini, Tarzan and the Perfect Man, Amusing the Million, Rudeness and Civility, and Civilizing the Machine.

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