Modernity and Technology

by Thomas J. Misa

Book Overview

If asked, most people would agree that there are deep connections between technology and the modern world, and even that technology is the truly distinctive feature of modernity. Until recently, however, there has been surprisingly little overlap between technology studies and modernity theory. The goal of this ambitious book is to lay the foundations for a new interdisciplinary field by closely examining the co-construction of technology and modernity.

The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262633108
• ISBN13: 9780262633109
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 434 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher