The Pentagon of Power (The Myth of the Machine, Volume Two)

Lewis Mumford

ISBN 10: 0156716100 / ISBN 13: 9780156716109

Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: Harvest Books, New York, NY, 1973

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Very Good+ in Wraps: shows just a touch of wear to the extremities; a price has been neatly blocked out at the lower front panel; mild rubbing to the panels with a hint of consequent soiling to the white background field of the backstrip; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased on dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, addresses, dates, stamps, or plates. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive cosmetic flaws. Clean. Not far from "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.25 x 1 inches) . Extensive Bibliography. Index. Illustrated with numerous photographic plates in black & white. Language: English. Weight: 19.2 ounces. First Edition Thus [1973]; First Printing indicated by a complete alphabetical sequence. Trade Paperback. In this concluding volume of The Myth of the Machine, Mumford brings to a head his radical revisions of the stale popular conceptions of human and technological progress. Far from being an attack on science and technics, The Pentagon of Power seeks to establish a more organic social order based on technological resources. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 496 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Pentagon of Power (The Myth of the Machine, Volume Two)
• Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: Harvest Books, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1973
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0156716100
• ISBN 13: 9780156716109
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition Thus; First Printing.
• Condition: Very Good+

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Synopsis

In this concluding volume of The Myth of the Machine, Mumford brings to a head his radical revisions of the stale popular conceptions of human and technological progress. Far from being an attack on science and technics, The Pentagon of Power seeks to establish a more organic social order based on technological resources. Index; photographs.

About the Author

Lewis Mumford (1895-1990) was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1955 and received the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964. He is the author of The City in History, The Culture of Cities, Condition of Man, Interpretations and Forecasts, and Sketches from Life.