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Culture Change and the New Technology
Paul A. Shackel
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Description for Culture Change and the New Technology
Paperback. Series: Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 373.
Harpers Ferry was one of America's earliest and most significant industrial communities - serving as an excellent example of the changing patterns of human relations that led to dramatic progress in work life and in domestic relations in modern times. In this well-illustrated book, Paul A. Shackel investigates the historical archaeology of Harpers Ferry, revealing the culture change and influence of new technology on workers and their families. He focuses on the contributions of laborers, craftsmen, and other subordinate groups to industrial progress, and examines ethnic and interracial development in an ... Read more
Harpers Ferry was one of America's earliest and most significant industrial communities - serving as an excellent example of the changing patterns of human relations that led to dramatic progress in work life and in domestic relations in modern times. In this well-illustrated book, Paul A. Shackel investigates the historical archaeology of Harpers Ferry, revealing the culture change and influence of new technology on workers and their families. He focuses on the contributions of laborers, craftsmen, and other subordinate groups to industrial progress, and examines ethnic and interracial development in an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
Series
Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology
Number of Pages
217
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781475799057
SKU
V9781475799057
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Culture Change and the New Technology
“Shackel's Culture change and the new technology turns out actually to be an account of a single site: the town and national armoury at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. … The story is told clearly and accessibly, and with some style. … It is the best example I have read of a theoretically informed approach to ‘industrial archaeology’, and as such ... Read more