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Page 179
The King's word is right; his utterances, like that of a god, cannot be changed."
These words resound with sickening familiarity in our present totalitarian states,
whether 'democratic' or 'communist.' This dictum — the first clear expression of ...
The King's word is right; his utterances, like that of a god, cannot be changed."
These words resound with sickening familiarity in our present totalitarian states,
whether 'democratic' or 'communist.' This dictum — the first clear expression of ...
Page 198
The king, or rather kingship, was the prime- mover. In turn, the staring success of
the enterprise confirmed that power. Such strict, all-embracing order began, one
must remember, at the top: consciousness of the predictable movements of the ...
The king, or rather kingship, was the prime- mover. In turn, the staring success of
the enterprise confirmed that power. Such strict, all-embracing order began, one
must remember, at the top: consciousness of the predictable movements of the ...
Page 223
The house which rebels against the king, The house which is not submissive to
its king, The pickaxe makes it submissive to its king. Once the cult of kingship
became firmly established, the demands for augmented power increased rather
than ...
The house which rebels against the king, The house which is not submissive to
its king, The pickaxe makes it submissive to its king. Once the cult of kingship
became firmly established, the demands for augmented power increased rather
than ...
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Contents
PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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| Title | The Myth of the Machine: Technics and human development Volume 1 of The Myth of the Machine, Lewis Mumford The Myth of the Machine; Technics and Human Development, Lewis Mumford |
| Author | Lewis Mumford |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace & World, 1967 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 2 Jun 2008 |
| Length | 342 pages |
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