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... Myth of the Machine ' were present , at least in outline , in ' Technics and Civilization , ' I have been driven , by the wholesale miscarriages of megatechnics , to deal with the collective ob- sessions and compulsions that have ...
... Myth of the Machine ' were present , at least in outline , in ' Technics and Civilization , ' I have been driven , by the wholesale miscarriages of megatechnics , to deal with the collective ob- sessions and compulsions that have ...
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... Myth of the Machine will see that the classic utopias of the last two centuries have been stirred by the same myth as was working in the minds of ancient engineers , bureaucrats , and military commanders . Unfortunately neither the ...
... Myth of the Machine will see that the classic utopias of the last two centuries have been stirred by the same myth as was working in the minds of ancient engineers , bureaucrats , and military commanders . Unfortunately neither the ...
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... Myth of the machine , overcoming of , 429 ; restoration of , 213 ; resurgence of , 209 ' Myth of the Machine , The , ' [ 10 ] , [ 18– 19 ] , 161 , 209 , 238 , 422 , 430 , 434 Myths , working - class , 158 Napalm bombs , 256 Napoleon ...
... Myth of the machine , overcoming of , 429 ; restoration of , 213 ; resurgence of , 209 ' Myth of the Machine , The , ' [ 10 ] , [ 18– 19 ] , 161 , 209 , 238 , 422 , 430 , 434 Myths , working - class , 158 Napalm bombs , 256 Napoleon ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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