The Machine in the Garden

Technology and the Pastoral Ideal in America

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Author:

Marx, Leo

ISBN:

978-0-19-513351-6

Publication Date:

Jan 2000

Publisher:

Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Book Format:

Paperback

List Price:

AUD $29.05AUD $41.95

Book Description:

This new edition marks the 35th anniversary of Marx's classic text on the relationship between technology and culture in 19th- and 20th-century America. It features a new afterword by the author on the process of writing this pioneering book, a work that all but founded the discipline now called American Studies.

Book Details

Pages:	430
Detailed Subjects:	Technology & Engineering / General Social Science / Sociology / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	20.3 x 13.5 x 2.79 cm
Book Weight:	0.499 Kilograms

Author Biography

Marx, Leo (Author)

Scholar, writer and educator Leo Marx was educated at Harvard University, where he received a B. A. and a Ph. D.

Marx taught at the University of Minnesota, Amherst College, and MIT. The school has also created the Leo Marx Career Development Professorship in the History and Culture of Science and Technology to honor his service.

Marx's works, such as "The Machine in the Garden," explore the relationship between technology and culture in the past two centuries.

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