AnyBook4Less.com	Find the Best Price on the Web Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Home  |  Store List  |  FAQ  |  Contact Us  |
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money Keyword AuthorISBN

Title: Engineering the Revolution by Ken Alder ISBN: 0-691-00969-4 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 19 July, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95

Your Country USA Canada United Kingdom Australia Austria Belgium France Germany Italy Netherlands Switzerland Currency AutoUSD CAD GBP EUR AUD CHF Delivery Only cheapest delivery All delivery options Include Used Books Are you a club member of: Barnes and Noble Books A Million Chapters.Indigo.ca

Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)

Rating: 4
Summary: Fascinating History of the Gun
Comment: Ken Alder's excellent book is at once an engaging history of the gun, an account of the emergence of modern warfare, and a demonstration of how technological innovations can never be divorced from their social contexts. The microhistory will be of interest to historians of science, and the analysis of the French Revolution is of interest to scholars of the 18th century such as myself. It's not so much a book for generalists, but it's an excellent secondary source -- a great teaching text. Two minor objections: Alder sometimes grants himself privileged knowledge of the thoughts and feelings of historical figures, displaying the temperament of a novelist rather than an historian. Also, he falls into the common rut of assuming that everything "modern" originates with the French Revolution rather than the upheavals of the 17th century. This is, nevertheless, an impressive book.

Similar Books:

	Title: Everyday Engineering : An Ethnography of Design and Innovation by Dominique Vinck ISBN: 0262220652 Publisher: MIT Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $30.00
	Title: Designing Engineers (Inside Technology) by Louis L. Bucciarelli ISBN: 0262522128 Publisher: MIT Press Pub. Date: 31 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $21.95