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UNINA9910971073003321 |
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Autore |
Herrera Geoffrey Lucas <1965-> |
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Titolo |
Technology and international transformation : the railroad, the atom bomb, and the politics of technological change / / Geoffrey L. Herrera |
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Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006 |
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ISBN |
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9780791481158 |
0791481158 |
9781429412872 |
1429412879 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (276 p.) |
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Collana |
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SUNY series in global politics |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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International relations |
Military history |
Technological innovations - Political aspects |
Technology and international relations - History |
Technology and state - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-252) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Thinking about technology and international politics -- International systems theory, technology and transformation -- The international system and international system change -- Two views of technology and politics -- Technological change and the international system -- Early industrialization and the industrialization of war -- Overview -- The creation of a complex socio-technical system: the railroad -- The railroad, interaction capacity, and system change -- Conclusion -- The atomic bomb and the scientific state -- Introduction -- Germany -- American ground -- Diffusion -- Transformation -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Examines the interrelation between technology and international politics since the nineteenth century. |
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