Ruth Schwartz Cowan, A Social History of Technology [Book Review]

Agriculture and Human Values 17 (4):409-410 (2000)
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This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date one-volume history of American technology from the pre-colonial period to the present day. Cowan writes clearly. Each chapter has a clear take-home message illustrated and amplified with straightforward, easily understood examples.

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