Against the Machine - The Hidden Luddite Tradition in Literature, Art, and Individual Lives

Informationen zum Autor Nicols Fox! an independent journalist for more than twenty years! has written on subjects ranging from emerging pathogens to the nature of laughter. She is author of Spoiled: Why Our Food is Making Us Sick (Basic Books! 1997)! It Was Probably Something You Are (Penguin! 1999) and Alone Together (Pond Press! 2002). Klappentext In this timely and incisive work! Nicols Fox examines contemporary resistance to technology and places it in a surprising historical context. She brilliantly illuminates the rich but oftentimes unrecognized literary and philosophical tradition that has existed for nearly two centuries! since the first Luddites lifted their sledgehammers in protest against the Industrial Revolution. Zusammenfassung Nicols Fox examines contemporary resistance to technology and places it in a surprising historical context. She illuminates the rich but oftentimes unrecognized literary and philosophical tradition that has existed for nearly two centuries! since the first Luddites lifted their sledgehammers in protest against the Industrial Revolution.

Product details

• Authors: Nicols Fox, Fox Nicols
• Publisher: Island Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2004
• EAN: 9781559637190
• ISBN: 978-1-55963-719-0
• No. of pages: 424
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 222 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Cultural Studies, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies