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Technology and international transformation : the railroad, the atom bomb, and the politics of technological change / Geoffrey L. Herrera.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Herrera, Geoffrey Lucas, 1965-
- Series:
- SUNY series in global politics.
- SUNY series in global politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International relations.
- Military history.
- Technological innovations--Political aspects.
- Technological innovations.
- Technology and international relations--History.
- Technology and international relations.
- Technology and state--History.
- Technology and state.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (276 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Examines the interrelation between technology and international politics since the nineteenth century.
- Contents:
- Thinking about technology and international politics
- International systems theory, technology and transformation
- The international system and international system change
- Two views of technology and politics
- Technological change and the international system
- Early industrialization and the industrialization of war
- Overview
- The creation of a complex socio-technical system: the railroad
- The railroad, interaction capacity, and system change
- Conclusion
- The atomic bomb and the scientific state
- Introduction
- Germany
- American ground
- Diffusion
- Transformation
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-252) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780791481158
- 0791481158
- 9781429412872
- 1429412879
- OCLC:
- 74908301
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