American technology / edited by Carroll Pursell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pursell, Carroll W.

Series:

Blackwell readers in American social and cultural history ; 7.

Blackwell readers in American social and cultural history ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology--United States--History.

Technology.

United States.

History.

Physical Description:

x, 362 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass. : Blackwell, 2001.

Summary:

American Technology is a collection of ten key essays selected from the latest historical scholarship. The coverage ranges from the colonial period to the modern day with the essays exploring major technological themes including agricultural tool ownership, working environments, the engineering profession, and the intersection of race and gender in technology debates.Each chapter contains an introduction by the editor, a major article, and supporting primary documents that provide vivid images and testimony from the historical events covered in the articles. Also included are a general opening essay on the field by the editor, and further reading lists, making this an ideal resource for students of the social and cultural history of American technology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

063121996X

0631219978

OCLC:

44549020