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    Acceptable: A book with obvious wear. May have some damage to the cover but integrity still intact. ...
    Release Year
    2000
    ISBN
    9780195133516
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    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    Oxford University Press, Incorporated
    ISBN-10
    019513351X
    ISBN-13
    9780195133516
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    2309310292

    Product Key Features

    Edition
    2
    Book Title
    Machine in the Garden : Technology and the Pastoral Ideal in America
    Number of Pages
    430 Pages
    Language
    English
    Publication Year
    2000
    Topic
    Sociology / General, General, Semiotics & Theory
    Illustrator
    Yes
    Genre
    Literary Criticism, Technology & Engineering, Social Science
    Author
    Leo Marx
    Format
    Trade Paperback

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    0.8 in
    Item Weight
    14.1 Oz
    Item Length
    5.3 in
    Item Width
    7.9 in

    Additional Product Features

    Intended Audience
    Trade
    LCCN
    99-034697
    TitleLeading
    The
    Dewey Edition
    21
    Reviews
    "Paradoxically, in rereading this seemingly old-fashioned book, I had the sensation of encountering something quite new and fresh; it is a cultural investigation rather than a critical performance....The Machine in the Garden remains a timely book."--Times Literary Supplement, Praise for the previous edition: "An exciting book, exemplifying studiesin American culture at their best."--Hennig Cohen, Saturday Review, "The thesis of this impressive book is important, and Professor Marx has found a wealth of material to support it."--American Historical Review, Praise for the previous edition: "An exciting book, exemplifying studies in American culture at their best."--Hennig Cohen, Saturday Review"The thesis of this impressive book is important, and Professor Marx has found a wealth of material to support it."--American Historical Review"This is an important contribution to our understanding of some of the enigmas and conflicts at work in the American imagination, particularly in the nineteenth century."--Tony Tanner, Encounter, "The thesis of this impressive book is important, and Professor Marx hasfound a wealth of material to support it."--American Historical Review, "This is an important contribution to our understanding of some of the enigmas and conflicts at work in the American imagination, particularly in the 19th century."--Tony Tanner, Encounter, "Paradoxically, in rereading this seemingly old-fashioned book, I had thesensation of encountering something quite new and fresh; it is a culturalinvestigation rather than a critical performance....The Machine in the Gardenremains a timely book."--Times Literary Supplement, "An exciting book, exemplifying studies in American culture at their best."--Hennig Cohen, Saturday Review, Praise for the previous edition: "An exciting book, exemplifying studies in American culture at their best."--Hennig Cohen,Saturday Review "The thesis of this impressive book is important, and Professor Marx has found a wealth of material to support it."--American Historical Review "This is an important contribution to our understanding of some of the enigmas and conflicts at work in the American imagination, particularly in the nineteenth century."--Tony Tanner,Encounter, "This is an important contribution to our understanding of some of theenigmas and conflicts at work in the American imagination, particularly in thenineteenth century."--Tony Tanner, Encounter, Praise for the previous edition: "An exciting book, exemplifying studies in American culture at their best."--Hennig Cohen, Saturday Review"The thesis of this impressive book is important, and Professor Marx has found a wealth of material to support it."--American Historical Review"This is an important contribution to our understanding of some of the enigmas and conflicts at work in the American imagination, particularly in the nineteenth century."--Tony Tanner, Encounter"Paradoxically, in rereading this seemingly old-fashioned book, I had the sensation of encountering something quite new and fresh; it is a cultural investigation rather than a critical performance....The Machine in the Garden remains a timely book."--Times Literary Supplement, Praise for the previous edition: "An exciting book, exemplifying studies in American culture at their best."--Hennig Cohen, Saturday Review "The thesis of this impressive book is important, and Professor Marx has found a wealth of material to support it."--American Historical Review "This is an important contribution to our understanding of some of the enigmas and conflicts at work in the American imagination, particularly in the nineteenth century."--Tony Tanner, Encounter
    Dewey Decimal
    917.3
    Synopsis
    For over four decades, Leo Marx's work has focused on the relationship between technology and culture in 19th- and 20th-century America. His research helped to define--and continues to give depth to--the area of American studies concerned with the links between scientific and technological advances, and the way society and culture both determine these links. The Machine in the Garden fully examines the difference between the "pastoral" and "progressive" ideals which characterized early 19th-century American culture, and which ultimately evolved into the basis for much of the environmental and nuclear debates of contemporary society. This new edition is appearing in celebration of the 35th anniversary of Marx's classic text. It features a new afterword by the author on the process of writing this pioneering book, a work that all but founded the discipline now called American Studies., This new edition marks the 35th anniversary of Marx's classic text on the relationship between technology and culture in 19th- and 20th-century America. It features a new afterword by the author on the process of writing this pioneering book, a work that all but founded the discipline now called American Studies.
    LC Classification Number
    E169.1.M35 2000

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