Pentagon Of Power

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.

A propos de l'auteur

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.

Résumé

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Mumford, Lewis Mumford, Mumford Lewis
• Edition: Harper Collins
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 20.03.1974
• EAN: 9780156716109
• ISBN: 978-0-15-671610-9
• Pages: 544
• Poids: 4531 g
• Thème: Myth of the Machine
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Général, dictionnaires; 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