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Technology in World Civilization by Arnold Pacey

Technology in World Civilization

A Thousand-Year History

By Arnold Pacey

By Arnold Pacey

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Category: Science

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Jul 01, 1991 | ISBN 9780262660723

Technology in World Civilization by Arnold Pacey
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About Technology in World Civilization

Most general histories of technology are Eurocentrist, focusing on a main line of Western technology that stretches from the Greeks is through the computer. In this very different book, Arnold Pacey takes a global view, placing the development of technology squarely in a “world civilization.” He portrays the process as a complex dialectic by which inventions borrowed from one culture are adopted to suit another.

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Category: Science

Paperback | $30.00
Published by The MIT Press
Jul 01, 1991 | 250 Pages | 6 x 9 | ISBN 9780262660723

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A brilliant book…[Pacey] presents numerous expertly told, but brief, historical examples—many involving non-Western history—that demonstrate the subtlety, richness, and ultimate technological importance of an authentic dialogue.—James R. Hansen, Science Books & Films—

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