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For readers interested in the history and development of technology, and how it has shaped human society and the modern world, "Myth of the Machine" provides a comprehensive and engaging analysis that draws on a wide range of knowledge and insights. Mumford highlights how technology is not just the material tools we use, but shaped by our cultural, social, and ritual practices, and challenges us to reflect on the broader implications of these innovations.

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Mumford explains the forces that have shaped technology since prehistoric times and shaped the modern world. He shows how tools developed because of significant parallel inventions in ritual, language, and social organization. “It is a stimulating volume, informed both with an enormous range of knowledge and empathetic spirit” (Eliot Fremont-Smith, New York Times). Index; photographs.

Myth of the Machine : Techniques and Human Development

ISBN: 9780156623414
Authors: Lewis Mumford
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date of Publication: 1971-09-29
Format: Paperback
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For readers interested in the history and development of technology, and how it has shaped human society and the modern world, "Myth of the Machine" provides a comprehensive and engaging analysis that draws on a wide range of knowledge and insights. Mumford highlights how technology is not just the material tools we use, but shaped by our cultural, social, and ritual practices, and challenges us to reflect on the broader implications of these innovations.

Riley is your virtual thrift companion, and here to help you find your next favourite read. You can also find in-stock similar reads linked by topic and genre here!

Mumford explains the forces that have shaped technology since prehistoric times and shaped the modern world. He shows how tools developed because of significant parallel inventions in ritual, language, and social organization. “It is a stimulating volume, informed both with an enormous range of knowledge and empathetic spirit” (Eliot Fremont-Smith, New York Times). Index; photographs.