Pursell Technology in Postwar America

A History
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-231-51189-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Pursell, Carroll

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technikgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. Arsenal of Democracy
2. The Geography of Everywhere
3. Foreign Aid and Advantage
4. The Atom and the Rocket
5. Factories and Farms
6. "It's Fun to Live in America"
7. Brain Drain and Technology Gap
8. From Technology Drunk.
9.To Technology Sober
10. A Wired Environment
11. Standing Tall Again
12. Globalization, Modernity, and the Postmodern
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Carroll Pursell has taught at several universities, including Case Western Reserve, from which he retired as the Adeline Barry Davee Distinguished Professor Emeritus. He is a former president of the Society for the History of Technology and the International Committee for the History of Technology. He currently serves as adjunct professor of modern history at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.