Technology and American Society - A History

This updated 3rd edition extends coverage into the twenty-first century, concluding with a new chapter on recent electronic and technological advances. Technology and American Society remains the ideal introduction to the myriad interactions of technological advancement throughout American history.

List of contents

CHAPTER 1 WORKING THE LAND IN PREINDUSTRIAL EUROPE AND AMERICA
CHAPTER 2 MEN AND WOMEN WORKING IN SHOPS AND HOMES BEFORE INDUSTRIALIZATION
CHAPTER 3 ORIGINS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION
CHAPTER 4 THE BIRTH OF THE FACTORY
CHAPTER 5 IRON, STEAM AND RAILS
CHAPTER 6 MACHINES AND THEIR MASS PRODUCTION
CHAPTER 7 MACHINES ON THE FARM AND IN THE FOREST, 1800-1940
CHAPTER 8 AMERICANS CONFRONT A MECHANICAL WORLD, 1780-1900
CHAPTER 9 THE SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
CHAPTER 10 TECHNOLOGY AND THE MODERN CORPORATION
CHAPTER 11 TECHNOLOGY AND WAR, 1770-1918
CHAPTER 12 THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON WOMEN’S WORK
CHAPTER 13 THE NEW FACTORY
CHAPTER 14 INNOVATION AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION, 1918-40
CHAPTER 15 THE AUTOMOBILE AND ITS CULTURE
CHAPTER 16 MECHANIZING SIGHT AND SOUND
CHAPTER 17 WIRELESS ELECTRONIC MEDIA IN THE HOME
CHAPTER 18 AIRPLANES AND ATOMS IN PEACE AND WAR
CHAPTER 19 THE POSTWAR ADVANCE OF TECHNOLOGY
CHAPTER 20 THE DIGITAL AGE
CHAPTER 21 MODERN AMERICANS IN A TECHNOLOGICAL WORLD

About the author

Gary Cross is Distinguished Professor of Modern History at Pennsylvania State University, USA
Rick Szostak is Professor and Chair of Economics at the University of Alberta, USA

Summary

This updated 3rd edition extends coverage into the twenty-first century, concluding with a new chapter on recent electronic and technological advances. Technology and American Society remains the ideal introduction to the myriad interactions of technological advancement throughout American history.

Product details

• Authors: Gary Cross, Gary Szostak Cross, Cross Gary, Richard Szostak, Richard (University of Alberta Szostak, Rick Szostak, Szostak Rick
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138090330
• ISBN: 978-1-138-09033-0
• No. of pages: 378
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Labour, economic and industrial sociology; USA, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / United States / General, United States of America, USA, History of engineering and technology, Impact of science & technology on society, History of engineering & technology, History of the Americas, Impact of science and technology on society