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Electrifying America : social meanings of a new technology, 1880-1940 / David E. Nye.
LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating HD9685.U5 N94 1990
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nye, David E., 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Electrification--United States--History.
- Electrification.
- Electrification--Social aspects--United States.
- Electrification--Social aspects.
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 479 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1990.
- Summary:
- How did electricity enter everyday life in America? Using Muncie, Indiana--the Lynds' now iconic Middletown--as a touchstone, David Nye explores how electricity seeped into and redefined American culture. With an eye for telling details from archival sources and a broad understanding of cultural and social history, he creates a thought-provoking panorama of a technology fundamental to modern life.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0262140489
- OCLC:
- 21483796
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