Dominance by design : technological imperatives and America's civilizing mission

Dominance by design technological imperatives and America's civilizing mission

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 -- Epilo...

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1. Verfasser: Adas, Michael (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass., London Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press 2006
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Technology > History > Technological innovations > Political messianism > United States > Messianism, Political > Territorial expansion > Foreign relations > USA > Technik > Außenpolitik > Sendungsbewusstsein > Geschichte
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-514) and index. - Formerly CIP
Beschreibung:542 S.
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22 cm
ISBN:9780674018679
978-0-674-01867-9
0674018672
0-674-01867-2
9780674032163
978-0-674-03216-3