Technology and the culture of modernity in Britain and Germany, 1890-1945 /
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| Author / Creator: | Rieger, Bernhard, 1967- |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005. |
| Description: | x, 319 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | New studies in European history |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5614276 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. "Modern wonders" : technological innovation and public ambivalence
- 3. Accidents : the physical risks of technology
- 4. Elusive illusions : the cultural and political properties of film
- 5. Pilots as popular heroes : risk, gender, and the aeroplane
- 6. "Floating palaces" : passenger liners as objects of pleasure
- 7. Fantasy as social practice : the rise of amateur film
- 8. Technology and the nation in Britain and Germany
- 9. Conclusion.
