The Illusory Boundary: Environment and Technology in History
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.22 (808 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 081392989X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
(Ann N. An exciting collection of essays elucidating the ‘Envirotech’ approach to history. It demonstrates the meaning of ‘Envirotech’ through essays that address matters of historical interest and debateindustrialization, the American West, cities, food, agriculture, science. This important work not only challenges a traditional nature-technology dualism but stakes new intellectual ground. Greene, University of Pennsylvania, author of Horses at Work: Harnessing Power in Industrial America) . This volume is an original, substantial, and significant accomplishment
R. B. Cathcart said reality, not illusion. This is an excellent text on this subject. It is complete, very enjoyable reading. Each contributor really made a contribution to the topic's future development.
Martin Reuss served as Senior Historian, Water Resources, in the Office of History of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for nearly twenty-five years. Cutcliffe is Chair of the Department of History at Lehigh University and the author of Ideas, Machines, and Values: An Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society Studies.. He is the author of Designing the Bayous: The Control of Water
Most people would consider an English countryside or a Louisiana bayou to be "natural," though each is to an extent the product of technology. The answers and ideas are as numerous as the landscapes they consider, for there is no single path toward a more harmonious vision of technology and nature. Understanding such dynamics not only reveals a new historical complexity; it prepares us for coping with many of the most difficult and pressing social issues facing us today.ContributorsPeter Coates * Craig E. At what point do we consider them part of culture rather than nature? And does such a distinction illuminate our world or obscure its workings? This compelling new book challenges the view that a clear and unwavering boundary exists between nature and technology. All around us, things from the natural world are brought into the human world. Gorman * Betsy Mendelsohn * Joy Parr * Peter C. Cutcliffe * Hugh S. The view of nature and technology inhabiting totally different, even opposite, spheres persists across time and cultures. Pritchard * Martin Reuss * William D. Nature that is preserved in one community might become the raw material of technological progress somewhere else. Technologies that work in one place may not in another. Add to this the fact that the natural world and technology are not passive players, but are profoundly involved in cultural construction. Colten * Stephen H. Pollution, widely thought to be a purely man-made phenomenon, results partly from