Dominance by Design : : Technological Imperatives and America's Civilizing Mission / / Michael Adas.

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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]
©2006
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Other title:Frontmatter --
CONTENTS --
INTRODUCTION: A TRAIN FOR THE SHOGUN --
1. "ENGINS" IN THE WILDERNESS --
2. MACHINES AND MANIFEST DESTINY --
3. ENGINEERS' IMPERIALISM --
4. FOUNDATIONS OF AN AMERICAN CENTURY --
5. IMPOSING MODERNITY --
6. MACHINES IN THE VIETNAM QUAGMIRE --
7. TECHNOWAR IN THE PERSIAN GULF --
EPILOGUE: THE PARADOX OF TECHNOLOGICAL SUPREMACY --
ABBREVIATIONS --
NOTES --
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
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Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780674020078
9783110442205
9783110459517
9783110662566
DOI:10.4159/9780674020078
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Michael Adas.