Against technology : from the Luddites to Neo-Luddism
Language: engl Publication details: London Routledge 2006 Description: x, 277 pages ; 23 cmISBN: 0415978688Subject(s): Technology--Social aspects | Technology and civilization | LudditesSummary: 0415978688Summary: Includes bibliographical references and index.Summary: Against Technology examines how artists, writers, and activists have mythologyized and reinterpreted the history of the Luddites - the early nineteenth-century skilled English laborers who systematically smashed machinery they saw as unfair to their trade. In this fascinating study of how these laborers organized under the leadership of General Ned Ludd have come to stand for a global anti-technology philosophy, Steven E. Jones traces the emergence of literary works, films, and other cultural representations inspired by the history of Luddites.Summary: 2018| Item type | Current library | Collection | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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0415978688
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Against Technology examines how artists, writers, and activists have mythologyized and reinterpreted the history of the Luddites - the early nineteenth-century skilled English laborers who systematically smashed machinery they saw as unfair to their trade. In this fascinating study of how these laborers organized under the leadership of General Ned Ludd have come to stand for a global anti-technology philosophy, Steven E. Jones traces the emergence of literary works, films, and other cultural representations inspired by the history of Luddites.
2018
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