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The technological imperative in Canada : an intellectual history
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- ISBN: 9780774816519
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Physical Description:
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x, 327 p. ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Vancouver : UBC Press, c2009.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Perspectives on technology -- pt. 1. Approaching the imperative: T.C. Keefer, T.C. Haliburton, Sandford Fleming, and Alexander Graham Bell : Technology as railways, communication media, and time ; Advocates of technical education : technology as knowledge -- pt. 2. Grappling with the imperative: George Sidney Brett and the debate on technology as war : technology dethroned ; William Lyon McKenzie King and Frederick Philip Grove : technology as industrialism ; Stephen Leacock and Archibald Lampman : technology as mechanization -- pt. 3. Philosophizing the imperative: Harold A. Innis and Eric Havelock : technology as power ; Marshall McLuhan : making sense(s) of technology ; Northrop Frye and E.J. Pratt: technology as mythology ; George Grant and Dennis Lee : technology as being. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranbrook Campus | T 23 .A1 F73 2009 (Text) | 31111000011336 | CRANBROOK | Volume hold | Available | - |
