Pentagon Of Power - The Myth Of The Machine, Vol. II

In this concluding volume of The Myth of the Machine, Mumford brings to a head his radical revisions of the stale popular conceptions of human and technological progress. Far from being an attack on science and technics, The Pentagon of Power seeks to establish a more organic social order based on technological resources. 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.

Summary

In this concluding volume of The Myth of the Machine, Mumford brings to a head his radical revisions of the stale popular conceptions of human and technological progress. Far from being an attack on science and technics, The Pentagon of Power seeks to establish a more organic social order based on technological resources. Index; photographs.

Product details

• Authors: Mumford, Lewis Mumford, Mumford Lewis
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.03.1974
• EAN: 9780156716109
• ISBN: 978-0-15-671610-9
• No. of pages: 544
• Weight: 4531 g
• Series: Myth of the Machine
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General, HISTORY: Social History, PHILOSOPHY: Social, SCIENCE: Philosophy & Social Aspects, SCIENCE: Reference, PSYCHOLOGY: Social Psychology, SCIENCE: History, NATURE: Reference, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING: Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Technology Studies