The Myth of the Machine: The pentagon of powerHarcourt, Brace & World, 1970 - Technology and civilization |
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... ancient quarters were still serviceable and beautiful . Though they might hesitate at first to demolish the entire dwelling , they began to throw out old furniture , renovate unoccupied rooms , install new conveniences . And the more ...
... ancient quarters were still serviceable and beautiful . Though they might hesitate at first to demolish the entire dwelling , they began to throw out old furniture , renovate unoccupied rooms , install new conveniences . And the more ...
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... ancient prece- dent : the salting of the enemy's fields by the Assyrians to ensure starvation . But the same indiscriminate attack upon life , through defoliants , pesticides , and herbicides , has been accepted and even boastfully ...
... ancient prece- dent : the salting of the enemy's fields by the Assyrians to ensure starvation . But the same indiscriminate attack upon life , through defoliants , pesticides , and herbicides , has been accepted and even boastfully ...
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... ancient and modern forms of the megamachine ; but before doing so , let me make plain that the ancient machine was not identified - indeed remained quite undiscovered - until the new one had taken form . As we shall see , their ...
... ancient and modern forms of the megamachine ; but before doing so , let me make plain that the ancient machine was not identified - indeed remained quite undiscovered - until the new one had taken form . As we shall see , their ...
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CONTENTS | 3 |
THE STORY OF UTOPIAS 1922 | 7 |
THE GOLDEN DAY 1926 | 46 |
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