The illusory boundary environment and technology in history / edited by Martin Reuss and Stephen H. Cutcliffe.

Other author Reuss, Martin.
Other author Cutcliffe, Stephen H.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCharlottesville : University of Virginia Press,
Descriptionix, 318 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from UPCC Books History 2010 Subject Collection
Subjects
Technology--Social aspects.
Technology--Environmental aspects.
Environmental protection.
Technology and civilization.
Human ecology--Social aspects.

Contents Understanding the place of humans in nature / James C. Williams -- Our bodies and our histories of technology and the environment / Joy Parr -- Can nature improve technology? / Peter Coates -- The nature of industrialization / Sara B. Pritchard and Thomas Zeller -- Is there a Chinese view of technology and nature? / Peter C. Perdue -- Out west in places and spaces / William D. Rowley -- The city as an artifact of technology and the environment / Joel A. Tarr -- Waste and pollution : changing views and environmental consequences / Craig E. Colten -- Are tomatoes natural? / Ann Vileisis -- Can organisms be technology? / Edmund Russell -- Where does nature end and culture begin? Converging themes in the history of technology and environmental history / Hugh S. Gorman and Betsy Mendelsohn.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010001234
ISBN9780813929880 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0813929881 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780813929897 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN081392989X (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780813930534 (e-book)
ISBN0813930537 (e-book)

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