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La technique ou l'enjeu du siècle

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Knopf, 1964 - Technology and civilization - 449 pages

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Ellul writes about the situation of humanity in a civilisation that he, like some other writers of the time (Mumford, Ferkiss, to some extent Daniel Bell), regards as fundamentally different in ... Read full review

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Contents

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
23
TECHNIQUE IN CIVILIZATION
64
CHARACTERISTICS OF MODERN TECHNIQUE
79
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La technique ou l'enjeu du siècle
La technique ou l'enjeu du siècle
Jacques Ellul
Snippet view - 1964
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TitleLa technique ou l'enjeu du siècle
AuthorJacques Ellul
Editionreprint
PublisherKnopf, 1964
Original fromthe University of Wisconsin - Madison
DigitizedFeb 26, 2008
Length449 pages
SubjectsTechnology
Technology and civilization
  
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