Cultures of Technology and the Quest for InnovationHardcover, 1 February 2006

Cultures of Technology and the Quest for Innovation
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Part of Series
Making Sense of History
Part of Series
Making Sense of History, 9
Print Length
232 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Date Published
1 Feb 2006
ISBN-10
1845451163
ISBN-13
9781845451165

Description

Underlying the current dynamics of technological developments, their divergence or convergence and the abundance of options, promises and risks they contain, is the quest for innovation, the contributors to this volume argue. The seemingly insatiable demand for novelty coincides with the rise of modern science and the onset of modernity in Western societies. Never before has the Baconian dream been so close to becoming reality: wrapped into a globalizing capitalism that seeks ever expanding markets for new products, artifacts and designs and new processes that lead to gains in efficiency, productivity and profit. However, approaching these developments through a wider historical and cultural perspectives, means to raise questions about the plurality of cultures, the interaction between "hardware" and "software" and about the nature of the interfaces where technology meets with economic, social, legal, historical constraints and opportunities. The authors come to the conclusion that inside a seemingly homogenous package and a seemingly universal quest for innovation many differences remain.

Product Details

Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 February 2006
Dimensions:
22.86 x 15.24 x 1.42 cm
ISBN-10:
1845451163
ISBN-13:
9781845451165
Language:
English
Location:
New York, NY
Pages:
232
Publisher:
Berghahn Books
Weight:
480.81 gm

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