Where Minds and Matters Meet Technology in California and the West |
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| Editor:
| Janssen, Volker |
| Contribution by:
| Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West Staff,
Bix, Amy
McCray, Patrick
Nash, Linda
Dyble, Louise Nelson
Neushul, Peter
Roth, Matthew W.
Sinclair, Bruce
Stephens, Carlene
Weems, Jason
Westwick, Peter J.
Young, Stephanie |
| Series title: | Western Histories Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87328-251-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2012 |
| Publisher: | Huntington Library Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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The American Westwhere such landmarks as the Golden Gate Bridge rival wild landscapes in popularity and iconic significancehas been viewed as a frontier of technological innovation.
Where Minds and Matters Meet calls attention to the convergence of Western history and the history of technology, showing that the region’s politics and culture have shaped seemingly placeless, global technological practices and institutions. Drawing on political and social history as...
More DescriptionThe American Westwhere such landmarks as the Golden Gate Bridge rival wild landscapes in popularity and iconic significancehas been viewed as a frontier of technological innovation. Where Minds and Matters Meet calls attention to the convergence of Western history and the history of technology, showing that the region’s politics and culture have shaped seemingly placeless, global technological practices and institutions. Drawing on political and social history as well as art history, the book’s essays take the cultural measure of the region’s great technological milestones, including San Diego’s Panama-California Exposition, the building of the Hetch Hetchy Dam in the Sierras, and traffic planning in Los Angeles.
Contributors: Amy Bix, Louise Nelson Dyble, Patrick McCray, Linda Nash, Peter Neushul, Matthew W. Roth, Bruce Sinclair, L. Chase Smith, Carlene Stephens, Aristotle Tympas, Jason Weems, Peter Westwick, Stephanie Young