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| fixed length control field |
01341nam a22001817a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| ISBN |
9781788163088 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
English |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
303.483 |
| Item number |
EDG |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME |
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| Author name |
Edgerton, David |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The shock of the old : |
| Sub Title |
technology and global history since 1900 / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
David Edgerton |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
London : |
| Name of publisher |
Profile Books, |
| Year of publication |
2019. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Number of Pages |
xviii, 275 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations (black and white) ; |
| Dimensions |
20 cm |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Whereas standard histories of technology give tired old accounts of the usual inventions - planes, bombs - this book is based on a different idea. Its thrust is that for the full picture of the history of technology we need to know not about what a few people invented, but about what everyday people used - and when they actually used things, if it was a long time after invention. It therefore reassesses the significance of, for example, the Pill and IT, and shows the continued importance of technology such as corrugated iron and sewing machines. In taking this approach, David Edgerton challenges the idea that we live in an era of ever increasing change. Interweaving political, economic and cultural history, he shows what it means to think critically about technology and its importance. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Subject |
Technology |
| Form subdivision |
History. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Subject |
Technology and civilization. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Subject |
Society. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
Books |
