Tank: The Progress of a Monstrous War Machine
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Language: English
Published by Viking, 2002
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- Title
- Tank: The Progress of a Monstrous War Machine
- Author
- Wright, Patrick
- Publisher
- Viking
- Publication year
- 2002
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0670030708
- ISBN 13
- 9780670030705
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Dimensions
- 5.9 x 1.6 x 8.6 inches
An illuminating foray into the war machine that has dominated military theory and practice throughout the twentieth century explores the tank as a cultural and social object, revealing how the tank became the symbol of technological futurism and inevitable progress, as well as of totalitarian oppression. 17,500 first printing.
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About the Author
Patrick Wright is Professor of Modern Cultural Studies at Nottingham Trent University, U.K. His books include Living in an Old Country, A Journey Through the Ruins, and The Village That Died for England.
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