Technology in World Civilization, revised and expanded edition
By Arnold Pacey and Francesca Bray
By Arnold Pacey and Francesca Bray
By Arnold Pacey and Francesca Bray
By Arnold Pacey and Francesca Bray
Category: Science & Technology
Category: Science & Technology
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$40.00
Aug 03, 2021 | ISBN 9780262542463
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Aug 03, 2021 | ISBN 9780262366281
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Praise
“Arnold Pacey collaborates with Francesca Bray in a new edition of his classic survey, Technology in World Civilization (TWC). What a delight it is!”
—Technology and Culture
Table Of Contents
Preface to the Revised Edition
Co-author’s Note
Credits for Illustrations
1 An Age of Asian Technology, AD 700-1100
2 Complexes and Contrasts in Basic Technology, AD 1100-1260
3 Movements West, 1150-1490
4 Agro-ecology in the Americas, and Asian Trade
5 Gunpowder Empires, 1450-1650
6 Printing, Books, and Ideas about Technology, 1550-1750
7 Three Industrial Movements, 1700-1815
8 Guns and Rails: Asia, Britain, and America
9 Railway Empires, 1850-1940
10 Scientific Discoveries and Technical Dreams, 1860-1960
11 Technologies for Health, Food, and Basic Needs
12 Into the Twenty-First Century
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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