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The Pentagon Of Power: The Myth Of The Machine Mumford, Lewis
by Mumford, Lewis
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151639744
- ISBN 13
- 9780151639748
- Seller
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Ashfield, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1970-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1970 Harcourt Brace hard cover - stated First Edition - signed by Mumford with inscription - some wear to edge of dust jacket (now in mylar cover) - tape residue inside cover - minor staining to page edge - otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean - enjoy
Synopsis
Mumford explains the forces that have shaped technology since prehistoric times and shaped the modern world. He shows how tools developed because of significant parallel inventions in ritual, language, and social organization. “It is a stimulating volume, informed both with an enormous range of knowledge and empathetic spirit” (Eliot Fremont-Smith, New York Times). Index; photographs.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Twice Sold Tales (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- EL-8V5V-2HLV
- Title
- The Pentagon Of Power: The Myth Of The Machine Mumford, Lewis
- Author
- Mumford, Lewis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0151639744
- ISBN 13
- 9780151639748
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970-01-01
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