Description

Book Synopsis
User Unfriendly will be valuable to historians of technology, students of American culture, and anyone interested in our modern dependence on machines and gadgets.

Trade Review
"A thoughtful, even profound meditation on the relationship of technology and culture." (Robert C. Post, National Museum of American History)"

Table of Contents

Introduction: Our Marvelous and Maddening Machines
1. The Advent of Technology Consumption
2. Buying an Automobile
3. Running a Car
4. Tools, Tinkering, and Trouble
5. Reading the Owner's Manual
6. Computers and the Tyranny of Technology Consumption
Epilogue: The Technology Treadmill
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index

User Unfriendly

    Product form

    A Hardback by Joseph J. Corn

    £50.00

    Includes FREE delivery

    Order before 4pm tomorrow for delivery by Fri 18 Sep 2026.

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of User Unfriendly by Joseph J. Corn

      Book details

      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 27 December 2011
      ISBN-13 9781421401928
      978-1421401928
      ISBN-10 1421401924
      Also in:
      Behavioural economics Information technology industries Consumerism

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      User Unfriendly will be valuable to historians of technology, students of American culture, and anyone interested in our modern dependence on machines and gadgets.

      Trade Review
      "A thoughtful, even profound meditation on the relationship of technology and culture." (Robert C. Post, National Museum of American History)"

      Table of Contents

      Introduction: Our Marvelous and Maddening Machines
      1. The Advent of Technology Consumption
      2. Buying an Automobile
      3. Running a Car
      4. Tools, Tinkering, and Trouble
      5. Reading the Owner's Manual
      6. Computers and the Tyranny of Technology Consumption
      Epilogue: The Technology Treadmill
      Acknowledgments
      Notes
      Index

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account