America as Second Creation
Technology and Narratives of New Beginnings
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- Paperback
383 pages
- Release Date
17 September 2004
Summary
An exploration of the dialogue that emerged after 1776 between different visions of what it meant to use new technologies to transform the land.After 1776, the former American colonies began to reimagine themselves as a unified, self-created community. Technologies had an important role in the resulting national narratives, and a few technologies assumed particular prominence. Among these were the axe, the mill, the canal, the railroad, and the irrigation dam. In this book David Nye explores …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262640596 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262640597 |
| Author: | David E. Nye |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 383 |
| Release Date: | 17 September 2004 |
| Weight: | 522g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 22mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
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“Well imagined, meticulously researched, handsomely illustrated, and scrupulouslyfair.” Simon Ings NewScientist
“Well imagined, meticulously researched, handsomely illustrated, and scrupulously fair.” - New Scientist
About The Author
David E. Nye
David E. Nye is Senior Research Fellow at the Charles Babbage Institute and the History of Science and Technology program at the University of Minnesota and Professor Emeritus of American Studies at the University of Southern Denmark. His other books published by the MIT Press includeElectrifying America and American Technological Sublime. He was awarded the Leonardo da Vinci Medal in 2005 and was knighted by the Queen of Denmark in 2013.
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