Does technology drive history? : the dilemma of technological determinism / edited by Merritt Roe Smith and Leo Marx.
These 13 essays explore to what extent, and by what means, a society's technology determines its political, social, economic and cultural forms. Karl Marx launched the modern debate on determinism and this book clarifies the debate and carries it forward.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
MIT Press,
[1994]
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| Summary: | These 13 essays explore to what extent, and by what means, a society's technology determines its political, social, economic and cultural forms. Karl Marx launched the modern debate on determinism and this book clarifies the debate and carries it forward. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 280 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0262193477 9780262193474 0262691671 9780262691673 |