Technological Choices

Technological Choices
Author :
Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 448
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781134523061
ISBN-13 : 1134523068
Rating : 4/5 (068 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Technological Choices by : Pierre Lemonnier

Download or read book Technological Choices written by Pierre Lemonnier and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technological Choices applies the critical tools of archaeology to the subject of technology and its impact on humankind throughout the ages. An examination of the challenges technological innovations present to various cultures, Technological Choices asserts that in any society, such choices are made on the basis of cultural values and social relations, rather than on the inherent benefits in technology itself. Of course, this revolutionary viewpoint has critical implications for contemporary Western societies. Based on case studies covering a wide range of chronologies and geographies, Technological Choices moves rapidly from Neolithic Europe to the modern industrial age, stopping on the way to examine the tribes of Papua, New Guinea, rural Indian and North African societies as well as several European peasant communities. The techniques studied range from the manufacture of stone implements to the development of high-tech transportation devices. With its breadth of subject matter and multidisciplinary approach, Technological Choices offers new insight into the interrelationship between technology and society. Also unprecedented is the book's emphasis on the functional aspects of material culture.


Technological Choices Related Books

Technological Choices
Language: en
Pages: 448
Authors: Pierre Lemonnier
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-10-15 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Technological Choices applies the critical tools of archaeology to the subject of technology and its impact on humankind throughout the ages. An examination of
Democratic Values and Technological Choices
Language: en
Pages: 300
Authors: Stuart Hill
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 1992 - Publisher: Stanford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A Stanford University Press classic.
Technological Choices for Sustainability
Language: en
Pages: 448
Authors: Subhas K. Sikdar
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-03-09 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book offers a critical evaluation of current scientific work on defining the issue of sustainability and on measuring progress towards a sustainable state.
Technology Choices
Language: en
Pages: 289
Authors: Diane E. Bailey
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-01-23 - Publisher: MIT Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

An analysis of the occupational factors that shape the technology choices made by people who perform the same type of work. Why do people who perform largely th
Technology Choice
Language: en
Pages: 305
Authors: Kelvin W Willoughby
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-07-09 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book attempts to provide a theoretical framework for answering difficult questions evoked by the concept of technology choice primarily by conducting a rev