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Machines as the Measure of Men (1989)

Machines as the Measure of Men (1989)

Michael Adas

Year: 1989
Authors: Michael Adas
Pages: 454
Print type: BOOK

Description:

Adas (history, Rutgers) examines the ways in which European perceptions of their scientific and technological superiority have since the 16th century shaped their interactions with non-Western peoples and cultures--cultures that they judge to represent lower levels of material mastery and social organization. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR