Technics and Human Development : The Myth of the Machine, Vol. I

Lewis Mumford

ISBN 10: 0156623412 / ISBN 13: 9780156623414

Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1971

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Mumford explains the forces that have shaped technology since prehistoric times and shaped the modern world. He shows how tools developed because of significant parallel inventions in ritual, language, and social organization. It is a stimulating volume, informed both with an enormous range of knowledge and empathetic spirit (Eliot Fremont-Smith, New York Times). Index; photographs.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Technics and Human Development : The Myth of the Machine, Vol. I
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication Date: 1971
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0156623412
• ISBN 13: 9780156623414
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 203W x 133H x 23D millimeters 203 millimeters width by 133 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 485 grams

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Synopsis

Mumford explains the forces that have shaped technology since prehistoric times and shaped the modern world. He shows how tools developed because of significant parallel inventions in ritual, language, and social organization. “It is a stimulating volume, informed both with an enormous range of knowledge and empathetic spirit” (Eliot Fremont-Smith, New York Times). 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.