Against Technology addresses the question of what it might mean today to be a Luddite--that is, to take a stand against technology. Steven Jones here explains the history of the Luddites, British textile workers who, from around 1811, proclaimed themselves followers of "Ned Ludd" and smashed machinery they saw as threatening their trade.
Against Technology addresses the question of what it might mean today to be a Luddite--that is, to take a stand against technology. Steven Jones here explains the history of the Luddites, British textile workers who, from around 1811, proclaimed themselves followers of "Ned Ludd" and smashed machinery they saw as threatening their trade.
Steven E. Jones is Professor of English at Loyola University, Chicago. He is author of Satire and Romanticism and editor of The Satiric Eye.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Chapter 1 The Boom, the Bust, and Neo-Luddites in the 1990s Chapter 2 The Mythic History of The Original Luddites Chapter 3 Romanticizing the Luddites Chapter 4 Frankenstein and the Monster of Technology Chapter 5 Novelizing the Luddites Chapter 6 Counterculture and Countercomputer in the 1960s Chapter 7 Ned Ludd in the Age of Terror
Introduction Chapter 1 The Boom, the Bust, and Neo-Luddites in the 1990s Chapter 2 The Mythic History of The Original Luddites Chapter 3 Romanticizing the Luddites Chapter 4 Frankenstein and the Monster of Technology Chapter 5 Novelizing the Luddites Chapter 6 Counterculture and Countercomputer in the 1960s Chapter 7 Ned Ludd in the Age of Terror
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