Technology and the growth of civilization
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- ISBN: 3030255832
- ISBN: 9783030255831
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (289 pages)
remote - Publisher: Cham : Springer, 2019.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Preface by the Authors, with Acknowledgements -- Preface by Giuseppe Tanzella Nitti -- Foreword -- 1. Technology in prehistory -- 2. From prehistory to history -- 3. Greek rationality -- 4. From Abraham to Jesus: The Judeo-Christian rational horizon -- 5. The Roman world and the "broken history" -- 6. The Middle Ages: "Dark ages" or the dawn of technology? -- 7. The beginning of scientific technology -- 8. Technology, capitalism and imperialism: the rise of the West -- 9. The dark side of technology -- 10. Industrial revolutions -- 11. The irrationalistic constant -- 12. Beyond the horizon -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Chronological tables -- Bibliography -- Index. |
Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
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Subject: | Technology and civilization Technology -- History Technologie et civilisation Technologie -- Histoire Technology Technology and civilization |
Genre: | electronic book > ebook Electronic books. History |