A study of the day-to-day operations of the U.S. armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, between 1798 and 1861, reveals the impact of the then new technology of mechanized production on organization, manag
These thirteen essays explore a crucial historical questionthat has been notoriously hard to pin down: To what extent,and by what means, does a society's technology determine itspolitical, social, ec
The Study Guide contains chapter objectives and outlines, short-answer and essay questions, and chronologies that support students as they work through the text.
This collection of essays offers new perspectives on the Industrial Revolution as a global phenomenon. The fifteen contributors go beyond the long-standing view of industrialization as a linear proces
The new edition of a popular collection that traces the history of American invention from the age of the artisan to the era of Silicon Valley.This volume traces the history of American technology—its
