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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.

Against the Machine: The Hidden Luddite Tradition

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      Publisher: Island Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/10/2004
      ISBN13: 9781559637190, 978-1559637190
      ISBN10: 1559637196

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

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