Does Technology Drive History? the Dilemma of Technological Determinism by Leo Marx and Merrit Roe Smith

These thirteen essays explore a crucial historical question that has been notoriously hard to pin down: To what extent, and by what means, does a society's technology determine its political, social, economic, and cultural forms? Karl Marx launched the modern debate on determinism with his provocative remark that "the hand-mill gives you society with the feudal lord; the steam-mill, society with the industrial capitalist," and a classic article by Robert Heilbroner (reprinted here) renewed the debate within the context of the history of technology. This book clarifies the debate and carries it forward. This 1994 MIT Press Paperback is in very good condition.

ISBN: 9780262691673 SKU: 1232296 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

Location: History