The Shock Of The Old: Technology and Global History since 1900 by David Edgerton

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Shock Of The Old by David Edgerton Its rare for a book to make you see the world differently, but this ... does exactly that on almost every page GuardianStandard histories of technology give tired accounts of the usual inventions, inventors, and dates, framing technology as the inevitable march of progress. They split history into ages - electrification, motorisation, and computerisation - and rarely ask whether anyone bothered to use these inventions at the time. Shock of the Old is not one of those histories.I Letters exist alongside emails and outlasted telegrams; we still make physical books and magazines despite the rise of the Internet - a belated rise considering that the technologies that made it possible was invented in 1965, and bookshops thrive despite Amazon. More horses were used in the Second World War than any other war in history and propeller planes continue to take off from the same runways as jets.Shock of the Old forces us to reassess the significance of old inventions such as corrugated iron and sewing machines and rethink the relative importance we place on the invention of something new, its application, and its widespread adoption. It challenges the idea that we live in an era of ever increasing change and, interweaving political, economic and cultural history, teaches us to think critically about technology. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Born in Montevideo in 1959, David Edgerton is one of Britains leading historians, and has challenged conventional analyses of technology for 20 years. Currently a Professor at Kings College London, he writes for the broadsheet press and is a regular on television and radio. He is the author of The Rise and fall of the British Nation (2018), Britains War Machine (2011), and Warfare State (2005). He lives in London. Review he eviscerates our obsession with novelty... * The Sunday Times *newfangled things are sexy, but how significant are they?...Edgerton provides a corrective by emphasising some of the overlooked technologies that affect the lives of many. * Newsweek *David Edgertons The Shock of the Old is a book I can use. I can take it in two hands and bash it over the heads of every techno-nerd, computer geek and neophiliac futurologist I meet. -- Simon Jenkins * Guardian *...iconoclastic and thought-provoking book...he makes a strong case that accords with what Virgil identified around 25BC as a definitive human characteristic. Our lives consist of semper cedentia retro: always going forwards backwards. * The Times *Its rare for a book to make you see the world differently, but this alternative history does exactly that on almost every page. * Guardian * Promotional So the new is old, and the old is new! Marvellous stuff and absolutely spot-on. - Simon Jenkins Details ISBN1788163087 Author David Edgerton Publisher Profile Books Ltd Year 2019 ISBN-10 1788163087 ISBN-13 9781788163088 Publication Date 2019-04-04 Pages 304 UK Release Date 2019-04-04 Format Paperback Imprint Profile Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2019-04-04 NZ Release Date 2019-04-04 Subtitle Technology and Global History since 1900 Edition Description Main Alternative 9781861973061 DEWEY 609.04 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:123830537;

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