Science and Technology in Modern European Life

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Guillaume de Syon

Book Code: GR3768

ISBN: 0-313-33768-3

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33768-0

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236 pages, halftones

Greenwood Press

Publication: 10/30/2008

List Price: $49.95 (UK Sterling Price: £27.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series

Description: The last two centuries have seen unprecedented change in the everyday lives of Europeans. From the Napoleonic Wars to the end of the Cold War, from the Industrial Revolution to the Computer Revolution, many of these changes were greatly influenced by the scientific and technological advances that took place during that period. This volume in the Daily Life Through History series examines how science and technology impacted the everyday life of modern Europeans in all aspects from of their lives. Science and Technology in Modern European Life shows how science and technology influenced every aspect of daily life:

Transportation - from horse and carriage to the "iron horse" (the locomotive) and the "horseless carriage.

Communication - the expansion of mass culture from the advent of the newspaper and the picture postcard to the development of the internet

War and Imperialism - how European technology enabled the colonization of much of the rest of the world, and how the changes in war technology forever altered how war is carried out

The Home - the great changes of household technology, and how these changes altered the relationship between men and women
This work includes a historical overview, a timeline, and a glossary of terms.

Table of Contents:

Dedication
Preface
Chronology
Introduction: Revolutions
Chapter 1 Agriculture: From Farm to Town
Chapter 2 Building the City and its Urban Culture
Chapter 3 The Rail in All its Expressions
Chapter 4 Sell Your Horse and Buy a Car
Chapter 5 Navigating the Earth and Heavenly Seas
Chapter 6 Communicating
Chapter 7 The Specter of War
Chapter 8 Energy
Chapter 9 Technology in the Home and the Office
Chapter 10 Medical Awareness
Chapter 11 Scientific Challenges
Chapter 12 Conclusion: A Global Experience?
Bibliography

LC Card Number: 2008026755

LCC Class: Q175

Dewey Class: 509

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