Jennifer Karns Alexander

Gebundenes Buch

The Mantra of Efficiency

From Waterwheel to Social Control

Beschreibung

Six historical case studies--two from Britain, one each from France and Germany, and two from the United States--illustrate the concept's fascinating development and provide context for the meanings of, and uses for, efficiency today and in the future.

Autor

Jennifer Karns Alexander is an associate professor in the Program in History of Science, Technology, and Medicine and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 164mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9780801886935
• ISBN-10: 0801886937
• Artikelnr.: 22949794