About this title: Mumford explains the forces that have shaped technology since prehistoric times and shaped the modern world. He shows how tools developed because of significant parallel inventions in ritual, language, and social organization. "It is a stimulating volume, informed both with an enormous range of knowledge and empathetic spirit" (Eliot Fremont-Smith, New York Times). Index; photographs.
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harvest/HBJ Book
Date Published: 1967
ISBN-13:9780156623414ISBN:0156623412
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 342 p. Technics & Human Development, 1. Audience: General/trade. 1967 paperback. Covers are good with some wear at the far edges. Spine has a few reading creases. Light soiling around some of the edges. Interior pages are mostly clean and nice, with the exception of several pages with underlining and notations. Pages are lightly tanned. Several of the back pages have a pin prick hole located towards the bottom of each page. ... read more
Description: Very good; Collectible. 1967 Harcourt Brace hard cover-Stated First Edition-minor wear to cover-minor tanning to page edge-otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean-a nice collectible-enjoy. read more
Description: Good; Collectible. 1967 Harcourt Brace hard cover-Stated First Edition-minor wear to dust jacket (now in mylar cover)-minor tanning to page edge-some staining to cover-otherwise binding strong contents clean-a nice collectible-enjoy. read more
Description: Very good; Collectible. 1967 Harcourt Brace hard cover-Stated First Edition-minor wear to cover-minor tanning to page edge-otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean-a nice collectible-enjoy. read more
Description: Very good; Collectible. 1967 Harcourt Brace hard cover stated first edition-some rubbing to dust jacket-some staining to page edge-otherwise cover very nice binding like new contents clean-this is a very nice collectible-enjoy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt Brace & Company
Date Published: 1967
ISBN-13:9780151639755ISBN:0151639752
Description: Very Good. Technics and Human Development Vol. 1 & the Pentagon of Power Vol. 2. Both in slip case. Dj and slip case shelf worn, spine faded, small tears at the edge of the spine. Interior excellent condition. read more
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