2 options
Catastrophic Technology in Cold War Political Thought / Caroline Ashcroft.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ashcroft, Caroline, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cold War.
- Military art and science--Technological innovations.
- Military art and science.
- Political science--20th century.
- Political science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (265 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, [2024]
- Summary:
- Explores a Cold War concept of technology as a catastrophic influence on modern politics.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- INTRODUCTION: CATASTROPHIC TECHNOLOGY IN MODERNITY
- 1 COLD WAR CRITICS OF TECHNOLOGY
- 2 HISTORICAL NARRATIVES OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
- 3 TECHNOLOGIES OF DESTRUCTION: THE SHADOW OF THE BOMB
- 4 TECHNOLOGIES OF PRODUCTION AND THE RISE OF THE MACHINE
- 5 THE VEIL OF TECHNOLOGY: MEDIA, PROPAGANDA AND IDEOLOGY
- 6 TECHNOLOGIES OF THE BODY: MAN AS RAW MATERIAL
- 7 TECHNOLOGY AND WORLDLINESS: NATURE AND THE TECHNOLOGICAL ARTIFICE
- Conclusion: The Lasting Influence of ‘Catastrophic Technology’?
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781399535045
- 1399535048
- 9781399535038
- 139953503X
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.