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Pentagon Of Power: The Myth Of The Machine, Vol. II
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Product Description
In this concluding volume of The Myth of the Machine, Mumford brings to a head his radical revisions of the stale popular conceptions of human and technological progress. Far from being an attack on science and technics, The Pentagon of Power seeks to establish a more organic social order based on technological resources. Index; photographs.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #240569 in Books
- Published on: 1974-02-20
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 1.57 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 544 pages
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About the Author
Lewis Mumford (1895-1979) was the author of numerous important books on American culture, technology, architecture, and urban life, including Technics and Civilization (1934); The Culture of Cities (1938); The City in History (1961); Myth of the Machine I: Technics and Human Development (1967); and Myth of the Machine II: Pentagon of Power (1970).
