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Providing a global perspective on the development of American technology, Technology and American Society offers a historical narrative detailing major technological transformations over the last three centuries. With coverage devoted to both dramatic breakthroughs and incremental innovations, authors Gary Cross and Rick Szostak analyze the cause-and-effect relationship of technological change and its role in the constant drive for improvement and modernization. This fully-updated 3rd edition extends coverage of industry, home, office, agriculture, transport, constructions, and services into the twenty-first century, concluding with a new chapter on recent electronic and technological advances. Technology and American Society remains the ideal introduction to the myriad interactions of technological advancement with social, economic, cultural, and military change throughout the course of American history.

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Author:   Gary Cross ,  Rick Szostak (University of Alberta, Canada)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   3rd edition
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138090330

ISBN 10:   1138090336
Pages:   378
Publication Date:   19 December 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 WORKING THE LAND IN PREINDUSTRIAL EUROPE AND AMERICA CHAPTER 2 MEN AND WOMEN WORKING IN SHOPS AND HOMES BEFORE INDUSTRIALIZATION CHAPTER 3 ORIGINS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION CHAPTER 4 THE BIRTH OF THE FACTORY CHAPTER 5 IRON, STEAM AND RAILS CHAPTER 6 MACHINES AND THEIR MASS PRODUCTION CHAPTER 7 MACHINES ON THE FARM AND IN THE FOREST, 1800-1940 CHAPTER 8 AMERICANS CONFRONT A MECHANICAL WORLD, 1780-1900 CHAPTER 9 THE SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION CHAPTER 10 TECHNOLOGY AND THE MODERN CORPORATION CHAPTER 11 TECHNOLOGY AND WAR, 1770-1918 CHAPTER 12 THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON WOMEN’S WORK CHAPTER 13 THE NEW FACTORY CHAPTER 14 INNOVATION AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION, 1918-40 CHAPTER 15 THE AUTOMOBILE AND ITS CULTURE CHAPTER 16 MECHANIZING SIGHT AND SOUND CHAPTER 17 WIRELESS ELECTRONIC MEDIA IN THE HOME CHAPTER 18 AIRPLANES AND ATOMS IN PEACE AND WAR CHAPTER 19 THE POSTWAR ADVANCE OF TECHNOLOGY CHAPTER 20 THE DIGITAL AGE CHAPTER 21 MODERN AMERICANS IN A TECHNOLOGICAL WORLD

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Gary Cross is Distinguished Professor of Modern History at Pennsylvania State University, USA Rick Szostak is Professor and Chair of Economics at the University of Alberta, USA

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