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The Axemaker's Gift

Technology's Capture and Control of Our Minds and Culture

By James Burke

By James Burke

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Mar 31, 1997 | ISBN 9780874778564

The Axemaker's Gift by James Burke
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About The Axemaker’s Gift

“A detailed, original and persuasive reading of cultural and intellectual history.”—Los Angeles Times. “A genuine tour de force.”—San Francisco Chronicle.

About James Burke

James Burke is a science historian and presenter known for his 1978 documentary series The Connections and the 1985 series The Day the Universe Changed. His other works include The Axemaker’s Gift, and American Connections: The Founding Fathers Networked.

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Category: Science & Technology

Paperback | $24.00
Published by TarcherPerigee
Mar 31, 1997 | 368 Pages | 6 x 9 | ISBN 9780874778564

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Table Of Contents

The Axemaker’s Gift – James Burke and Robert Ornstein Prologue
I. Getting an Edge
1. Getting an Edge
2. Token Contribution
3. The ABC of Logic
II. Cutting Up the World
4. Faith of Power
5. Fit to Print
6. New Worlds
7. Root and Branch
8. Class Act
9. Doctor’s Order
III. Picking Up the Pieces
10. Journey’s End
11. Forward to the Past
Select Bibliography
Index

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