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Harpers Ferry Armory and the New Technology: The Challenge of Change
Merritt Roe Smith
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Description for Harpers Ferry Armory and the New Technology: The Challenge of Change
Paperback. Num Pages: 364 pages, 23, 20 black & white illustrations, 1 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 628.
Focusing on the day-to-day operations of the U.S. armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, from 1798 to 1861, this book shows what the "new technology" of mechanized production meant in terms of organization, management, and worker morale. A local study of much more than local significance, it highlights the major problems of technical innovation and social adaptation in antebellum America. Merritt Roe Smith describes how positions of authority at the armory were tied to a larger network of political and economic influence in the community; how these relationships, in turn, affected managerial behavior; and how local social conditions reinforced the reactions ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
364
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801491818
SKU
V9780801491818
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99-1
About Merritt Roe Smith
Merritt Roe Smith is the Leverett and William Cutten Professor of the History of Technology at M.I.T., where he is also the currrent Director of the Program in Science, Technology, and Society.
Reviews for Harpers Ferry Armory and the New Technology: The Challenge of Change
Among the pleasures of this extremely well-written book are the in-depth character studies that Smith provides. Important leaders like James Stubblefield, Colonel Roswell Lee, John H. Hall, and Edward Lucas Jr. are portrayed with critical finesse.... This study is an important contribution to both urban and technological history.
American Historical Review
An excellent book that will be required ... Read more
American Historical Review
An excellent book that will be required ... Read more