The Word and the Sword
Leonard Dudley
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Description for The Word and the Sword
Hardcover. Shows how major changes in the course of history have been determined by eight significant innovations: four new ways of dealing with information - writing, printing, mass media and integrated circuits; and four new modes of violence - metal weapons, artillery, steam transport and heavy cavalry. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 748.
How military and information innovations affect social transformation
This book explores how major social transformations are related to four categories of information innovation as well as four categories of military evolution. In The Word and the Sword, the author outlines the effects generated by methods of presenting information, such as writing, printing, and mass media. He also discusses four ways in which applications of violence, such as artillery and steam transport, have created societal change.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
372
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781557862464
SKU
V9781557862464
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Leonard Dudley
After studying political science and economics as an undergraduate, Leonard Dudley took his Ph.D. in economics at Yale University. He is currently Professor of Economics at the Université de Montréal, where he teaches courses in public economics and international economics. Author of numerous papers in scholarly journals on the economic aspects of international relations, he has been a visiting professor ... Read more
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