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Technology in World Civilization

- A Thousand-Year History
Af: Francesca Bray, Arnold Pacey Engelsk Paperback

Technology in World Civilization

- A Thousand-Year History
Af: Francesca Bray, Arnold Pacey Engelsk Paperback
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The new edition of a milestone work on the global history of technology.

This milestone history of technology, first published in 1990 and now revised and expanded in light of recent research, broke new ground by taking a global view, avoiding the conventional Eurocentric perspective and placing the development of technology squarely in the context of a "world civilization." Case studies include "technological dialogues" between China and West Asia in the eleventh century, medieval African states and the Islamic world, and the United States and Japan post-1950. It examines railway empires through the examples of Russia and Japan and explores current synergies of innovation in energy supply and smartphone technology through African cases.

The book uses the term "technological dialogue" to challenges the top-down concept of "technology transfer," showing instead that technologies are typically modified to fit local needs and conditions, often triggering further innovation. The authors trace these encounters and exchanges over a thousand years, examining changes in such technologies as agriculture, firearms, printing, electricity, and railroads. A new chapter brings the narrative into the twenty-first century, discussing technological developments including petrochemicals, aerospace, and digitalization from often unexpected global viewpoints and asking what new kind of industrial revolution is needed to meet the challenges of the Anthropocene.
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The new edition of a milestone work on the global history of technology.

This milestone history of technology, first published in 1990 and now revised and expanded in light of recent research, broke new ground by taking a global view, avoiding the conventional Eurocentric perspective and placing the development of technology squarely in the context of a "world civilization." Case studies include "technological dialogues" between China and West Asia in the eleventh century, medieval African states and the Islamic world, and the United States and Japan post-1950. It examines railway empires through the examples of Russia and Japan and explores current synergies of innovation in energy supply and smartphone technology through African cases.

The book uses the term "technological dialogue" to challenges the top-down concept of "technology transfer," showing instead that technologies are typically modified to fit local needs and conditions, often triggering further innovation. The authors trace these encounters and exchanges over a thousand years, examining changes in such technologies as agriculture, firearms, printing, electricity, and railroads. A new chapter brings the narrative into the twenty-first century, discussing technological developments including petrochemicals, aerospace, and digitalization from often unexpected global viewpoints and asking what new kind of industrial revolution is needed to meet the challenges of the Anthropocene.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 356
ISBN-13: 9780262542463
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0262542463
Kategori: Teknologi: generelt
Udg. Dato: 3 aug 2021
Længde: 21mm
Bredde: 228mm
Højde: 152mm
Forlag: MIT Press Ltd
Oplagsdato: 3 aug 2021
Forfatter(e): Francesca Bray, Arnold Pacey
Forfatter(e) Francesca Bray, Arnold Pacey

Kategori Teknologi: generelt

ISBN-13 9780262542463

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 356

Udgave

Længde 21mm

Bredde 228mm

Højde 152mm

Udg. Dato 3 aug 2021

Oplagsdato 3 aug 2021

Forlag MIT Press Ltd

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