Against the Machine

by Nicols Fox

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Description Nicols Fox examines contemporary resistance to technology and places it in a surprising historical context. She illuminates the rich but oftentimes unrecognized literary and philosophical tradition that has existed for nearly two centuries, since the first Luddites lifted their sledgehammers in protest against the Industrial Revolution.

Publisher Description

Examines contemporary resistance to technology and places it in a surprising historical context. She brilliantly illuminates the rich but oftentimesunrecognised literary and philosophical tradition that has existed for nearly two centuries, since the first Luddites—the "machine breaking" followers of the mythical Ned Ludd—lifted their sledgehammers in protest against the Industrial Revolution.

Author Biography

Nicols Fox, an independent journalist for more than twenty years, has written on subjects ranging from emerging pathogens to the nature of laughter. She is author of Spoiled: Why Our Food is Making Us Sick (Basic Books, 1997), It Was Probably Something You Are (Penguin, 1999) and Alone Together (Pond Press, 2002).

Details

  • ISBN 1559637196
  • ISBN-13 9781559637190
  • Title Against the Machine
  • Author Nicols Fox
  • Format Paperback
  • Year 2004
  • Pages 424
  • Edition 1st
  • Publisher Island Press
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