Technology in World Civilization

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Beschreibung

"General introduction to the history of technology privileging a global view over typical Eurocentrist takes on the subject"--

Über den Autor

Arnold Pacey is the author of The Culture of Technology, Meaning in Technology, and The Maze of Ingenuity, all published by the MIT Press. He is a recipient of the Leonardo da Vinci Medal for the History of Technology. Francesca Bray's recent books include Technology, Gender and History in Imperial China and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories. She is coeditor of the forthcoming Cambridge History of Technology and a recipient of the Leonardo da Vinci Medal for the History of Technology.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the Revised Edition
Co-author's Note
Credits for Illustrations
1 An Age of Asian Technology, AD 700-1100
2 Complexes and Contrasts in Basic Technology, AD 1100-1260
3 Movements West, 1150-1490
4 Agro-ecology in the Americas, and Asian Trade
5 Gunpowder Empires, 1450-1650
6 Printing, Books, and Ideas about Technology, 1550-1750
7 Three Industrial Movements, 1700-1815
8 Guns and Rails: Asia, Britain, and America
9 Railway Empires, 1850-1940
10 Scientific Discoveries and Technical Dreams, 1860-1960
11 Technologies for Health, Food, and Basic Needs
12 Into the Twenty-First Century
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2021
Fachbereich:	Technik allgemein
Genre:	Importe , Technik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780262542463
ISBN-10:	0262542463
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Pacey, Arnold Bray, Francesca
Auflage:	Revised and expanded edition
Hersteller:	MIT Press Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	226 x 149 x 19 mm
Von/Mit:	Arnold Pacey (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	03.08.2021
Gewicht:	0,476 kg