The Axemaker's Gift - Technology's Capture and Control of Our Minds and Culture

Informationen zum Autor Australian-born James Burke is a family man who has worked in the media for much of his professional life. He has a university degree in modern history. Klappentext "A detailed, original and persuasive reading of cultural and intellectual history."- Los Angeles Times . "A genuine tour de force."- San Francisco Chronicle . Zusammenfassung "A detailed! original and persuasive reading of cultural and intellectual history."? Los Angeles Times . "A genuine tour de force."? San Francisco Chronicle . Inhaltsverzeichnis The Axemaker's Gift - James Burke and Robert Ornstein Prologue I. Getting an Edge 1. Getting an Edge 2. Token Contribution 3. The ABC of Logic II. Cutting Up the World 4. Faith of Power 5. Fit to Print 6. New Worlds 7. Root and Branch 8. Class Act 9. Doctor's Order III. Picking Up the Pieces 10. Journey's End 11. Forward to the Past Select Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: James Burke, James Lee Burke, Robert E. Ornstein
• Assisted by: Ted Dewan (Illustration)
• Publisher: Tarcher, J.P. Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.1997
• EAN: 9780874778564
• ISBN: 978-0-87477-856-4
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 228 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Labour, economic and industrial sociology