Technological Choices - Transformation in Material Cultures Since the Neolithic

Technological Choices deals with the adoption or rejection by society of technological technique s and processes. Contribtors demonstrate that such choices result largely from cultural factors rath er than benefits inherent in the technology.

List of contents

Introduction: Pierre Lemonnier Chapter 1. North Wind, South Wind. Neolithic technical choices in the Jura Mountains, 3700-2400 BC, Pierre Petrequin Chapter 2. The Watch and the Waterclock. Technological choices/social choices, Genevieve Bedoucha Chapter 3. The Reindeerman's lasso, Tim Ingold Chapter 4. Pigs as Ordinary Wealth. Technical logic, exchange and leadership in New Guinea, Pierre Lemonnier Chapter 5. Pottery Techniques in India. Technical variants and social choice, Marie-Claude Mahias Chapter 6. Of Mills and Waterwheels. The hidden parameters of technological choices, Robert Cresswell Chapter 7. Technical Innovation and Cultural Resistance. The social weight of plowing in the vineyards of les Corbieres (Languedoc), Georges Guille-Escuret Chapter 8. The Hunter and his Gun in Haute-Provence, Nicolas Govoroff

About the author

Pierre Lemonnier

Summary

Technological Choices deals with the adoption or rejection by society of technological technique s and processes. Contribtors demonstrate that such choices result largely from cultural factors rath er than benefits inherent in the technology.

Product details

• Assisted by: Pierre Lemonnier (Editor), Lemonnier Pierre (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.07.1993
• EAN: 9780415073318
• ISBN: 978-0-415-07331-8
• No. of pages: 440
• Weight: 970 g
• Series: Material Cultures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Social and cultural history, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Ethical & social aspects of IT, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, COMPUTERS / Social Aspects