Technology: A World History
Author:   Daniel R. Headrick (Professor of Social Sciences and History, Professor of Social Sciences and History, Roosevelt University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780195156485


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   22 October 2009
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Daniel R. Headrick (Professor of Social Sciences and History, Professor of Social Sciences and History, Roosevelt University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.40cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 15.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780195156485


ISBN 10:   019515648
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   22 October 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Introduction 1: Stone Age Technology 2: Hydraulic Civilizations (4000-1500 BCE) 3: Iron, horses, and Empires (1500 B.C.E. - 500 C.E.) 4: Post-Classical and Medieval Revolutions (500-1400) 5: An Age of Global Interactions (1300-1800) 6: The First Industrial Revolution (1750-1869) 7: The Acceleration of Change (1869-1939) 8: Toward a Post-Industrial World (1939-2000) Chronology Suggested Reading Index

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Headrick restores a broad definition [of technology] that enhances the value of this wide-ranging survey....[I]t suits the New Oxford World History series goals of highlighting major trends and stimulating thinking. --CHOICE


<br> Headrick restores a broad definition [of technology] that enhances the value of this wide-ranging survey....it suits the New Oxford World History series goals of highlighting major trends and stimulating thinking. -- Choice <br><br>


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Daniel R. Headrick is Professor of History and Social Science at Roosevelt University in Chicago.

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