Pandaemonium
Douban
ISBN: 9780333638378
author:
Humphrey Jennings
book format: Paperback
publishing house:
Trans-Atlantic Publications
publication date: 1995
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price: USD 24.99
The Coming of the Machine As Seen by Contemporary Observers
overview
Collecting texts taken from letters, diaries, literature, scientific journals and reports, Pandæmonium gathers a beguiling narrative as it traces the development of the machine age in Britain.
Covering the years between 1660 and 1886, it offers a rich tapestry of human experience, from eyewitness reports of the Luddite Riots and the Peterloo Massacre to more intimate accounts of child labour, Utopian communities, the desecration of the natural world, ground-breaking scientific experiments, and the coming of the railways.