The American Cities and Technology Reader : Wilderness to Wired City

Name: The American Cities and Technology Reader
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
SKU: 9780415200868
Price: 8700 KES
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ISBN: 9780415200868

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Format Paperback / softback

Book Series Cities and Technology

ISBN-10 0415200865

ISBN-13 9780415200868

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Routledge

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Apr 15th, 1999

Print length 320 Pages

Weight 590 grams

Product Classification: History of the Americas Social & cultural history History of the Americas Social and cultural history Impact of science & technology on society Impact of science and technology on society

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Designed to be used on its own or as a companion volume to the textbook, this book offers in-depth readings on the technological dimensions of US cities from the earliest settlements to the internet communications of the 1990s.

Designed to be used on its own or as a companion volume to the American Cities and Technology textbook. Chronologically, this volume ranges from the earliest technological dimensions of Amerindian settlements to the ''wired city'' concept of the 1960s and internet communications of the 1990s.Its focus extends beyond the US to include telecommunications in Asian cities in the late 20th century. The topics covered:
* the rise of the skyscraper
* the coming of the automobile age
* relations between private and public transport
* the development of infrastructural technologies and systems
* the implications of electronic communications
* the emergence of city planning.

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