{"product_id":"a-companion-to-american-technology-9781405179942","title":"A Companion to American Technology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to American Technology\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking collection of original essays that analyze the hard-to-define phenomenon of technology in America.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e22 original essays by expert scholars cover the most important features of American technology, including developments in automobiles, television, and computing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyzes the ways in which technologies are organized, such as in the engineering profession, government, medicine and agriculture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes discussions of how technologies interact with race, gender, class, and other organizing structures in American society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"These essays serve the purpose of establishing a base of information for the reader to better understand the process of technology, how it is defined, and how it can be traced throughout the history of the nation ... An excellent collection.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern History \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The very breadth of the subject matter and analytical techniques in these contributions is extremely impressive. A stimulating collection.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Highly recommended.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarroll Pursell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Beginnings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Technology in Colonial North America 9\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert B. Gordon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The American Industrial Revolution 31\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames C. Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Sites Of Production\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Technology of Production 55\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarroll Pursell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Technology and Agriculture in Twentieth-Century America 69\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDeborah Fitzgerald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 House and Home 83\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGail Cooper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The City and Technology 97\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoel A. Tarr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Technology and the Environment 113\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBetsy Mendelsohn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Government and Technology 132\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarroll Pursell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Medicine and Technology 156\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames M. Edmonson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Sites of Contest\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The North American “Body–Machine” Complex 179\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChris Hables Gray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Gender and Technology 199\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRebecca Herzig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Labor and Technology 212\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArwen P. Mohun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Technological Systems\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Automotive Transportation System: Cars and Highways in Twentieth-Century America 233\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBruce E. Seely\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Airplanes 255\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoger E. Bilstein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Technology in Space 275\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoger D. Launius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Nuclear Technology 298\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eM. Joshua Silverman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Television 321\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDouglas Gomery\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Computers and the Internet: Braiding Irony, Paradox, and Possibility 340\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeffrey R. Yost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Producing and Reading Technological Culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Profession of Engineering in America 363\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBruce Sinclair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Popular Culture and Technology in the Twentieth Century 385\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMolly W. Berger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Art and Technology 406\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHenry Adams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Critics of Technology 429\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid E. Nye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 453\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50015326208343,"sku":"9781405179942","price":42.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405179942.jpg?v=1739908368","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-companion-to-american-technology-9781405179942","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}