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Does Technology Drive History? The Dilemma Of Technological Determinism
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These Thirteen Essays Explore A Crucial Historical Questionthat Has Been Notoriously Hard To Pin Down: To What Extent,And By What Means, Does A Society'S Technology Determine Itspolitical, Social, Economic, And Cultural Forms?These Thirteen Essays Explore A Crucial Historical Question That Has Been Notoriously Hard To Pin Down: To What Extent, And By What Means, Does A Society'S Technology Determine Its Political, Social, Economic, And Cultural Forms? Karl Marx Launched The Modern Debate On Determinism With His Provocative Remark That The Handmill Gives You Society With The Feudal Lord; The Steammill, Society With The Industrial Capitalist, And A Classic Article By Robert Heilbroner (Reprinted Here) Renewed The Debate Within The Context Of The History Of Technology. This Book Clarifies The Debate And Carries It Forward.Marx'S Position Has Become Embedded In Our Culture, In The Form Of Constant Reminders As To How Our Fastchanging Technologies Will Alter Our Lives. Yet Historians Who Have Looked Closely At Where Technologies Really Come From Generally Support The Proposition That Technologies Are Not Autonomous But Are Social Products, Susceptible To Democratic Controls. The Issue Is Crucial For Democratic Theory. These Essays Tackle It Headon, Offering A Deep Look At All The Shadings Of Determinism And Assessing Determinist Models In A Wide Variety Of Historical Contexts.Contributorsbruce Bimber, Richard W. Bulliet, Robert L. Heilbroner, Thomas P. Hughes, Leo Marx, Thomas J. Misa, Peter C. Perdue, Philip Scranton, Merritt Roe Smith, Michael L. Smith, John M. Staudenmaier, Rosalind Williams
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