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Technics and Human Development - (Technics & Human Development) by Lewis Mumford (Paperback)

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  • Mumford explains the forces that have shaped technology since prehistoric times and shaped the modern world.
  • Author(s): Lewis Mumford
  • 352 Pages
  • Photography, General
  • Series Name: Technics & Human Development

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Mumford explains the forces that have shaped technology since prehistoric times and shaped the modern world. He shows how tools developed because of significant parallel inventions in ritual, language, and social organization. "It is a stimulating volume, informed both with an enormous range of knowledge and empathetic spirit" (Eliot Fremont-Smith, New York Times). Index; photographs.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.9 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x 1.2 Inches (D)
Weight: .7 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 352
Genre: Photography
Sub-Genre: General
Series Title: Technics & Human Development
Publisher: Mariner Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Lewis Mumford
Language: English
Street Date: September 29, 1971
TCIN: 77014429
UPC: 9780156623414
Item Number (DPCI): 247-24-1716
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.2 inches length x 5.2 inches width x 7.9 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.7 pounds
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