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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Paul R. Josephson (Colby College)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9781421417837ISBN 10: 1421417839 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 26 January 2016 Recommended Age: From 13 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. The Ocean's Hot Dog 2. The Sports Bra 3. Sugar, Bananas, and Aluminum Cans 4. Mass-Produced Nutrition 5. Technology and (Natural) Disasters 6. Big Artifacts Conclusion Notes Suggested Further Reading IndexReviewsJosephson's conclusions are guaranteed to make you think of the modern world and its interconnectedness in a different light. 'Sometimes,' he writes 'you should just say, no, refuse that new-fangled fish stick or aluminum soda can or smart phone or online source.' Cosmos Josephson's conclusions are guaranteed to make you think of the modern world and its interconnectedness in a different light. 'Sometimes,' he writes 'you should just say, no, refuse that new-fangled fish stick or aluminum soda can or smart phone or online source.' Cosmos ... At its best is original and instructive and compresses a great deal of technical material into a brief and readable form. British Journal for the History of Science Author InformationPaul R. Josephson is a professor of history at Colby College. He is the author of Would Trotsky Wear a Bluetooth? Technological Utopianism under Socialism, 1917-1989 and The Conquest of the Russian Arctic. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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