America Calling: A Social History of the Telephone to 1940
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Book Overview
'In his study of the telephone in American society, Fishcer confronts the most significant, but also the most difficult, question we can ask about a new technology--what differences did it make in the lives of its users?'Roland Marchand
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0520079337
ISBN13:9780520079335
Release Date:January 1992
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:424 Pages
Weight:1.85 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"
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Technology in the modern age
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
By using the telephone as a case study, Fischer examines the role of technology as an instrument in modern life. The first chapter provides a terrific overview of the academic literature on technology, though given the time span covered by the book, it does not address the Internet. The book is also unusual in that it actually relies on data when making claims about the telephone and the world that emerged around it.
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