Technology in America

A Brief History

AvAlan I. Marcus,Howard P. Segal

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Now in a thoroughly updated new edition, this successful textbook surveys the history of technology in America from the 1600s to the 21st century. Alan I Marcus and Howard P. Segal explore the effect society, culture, politics and economics have had upon technological advances, and place the evolution of American technology within the broader context of the development of systems such as transportation and communications. This unique book connects phenomena such as colonial printing presses with the American Revolution; early photographs with the creation of an allegedly unique American character; and high-tech advances in biotechnology with a growing desire for individual autonomy.This is an ideal resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of the history of technology, the history of science, and American history.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-04-23
Mått:155 x 235 x 27 mm
Vikt:810 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:410
Upplaga:3
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781137334862

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Alan I Marcus, Professor and Head of the Department of History, Mississippi State University, USA.Howard P. Segal, Professor of History, History Department, University of Maine, USA.

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This text is distinctive for its breadth of coverage. It offers a near encyclopedic quality, tackling a huge and disparate range of technologies (from colonial beer making to the invention of nuclear power) with skill.

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PART 1: From the Old World to the New1. Manufacturing America: 1607 to 18002. Young America and Individual Opportunity: 1800 to the 1830sPART 2: Uniformity, Diversity, and Systematizing America3. American Nationalism: A People and Common Material Experience, Late 1830s to 1870s4. Communications and Power to Communicate5. Systematizing the Fabric of American Life: The 1870s to 1920s6. Systematizing Workers and the WorkplacePART 3: From Industrial America to Post-Industrial America7. Technology as a Social Solution: The 1920s to the 1950s8. Technology as a Social Solution: World War II and the Aftermath9. Expressing the Self: Individualism in an Era of Plenty, 1950 to 1960s10. Public and Private: Technology as a Social Question11. Public and Private: Technology and Individual Autonomy12. Technology and Globalization.