19th Century British History - Victorian Era (1837-1901), Society & Cyberculture, Sociology - General & Miscellaneous, Social Aspects of Technology, General & Miscellaneous - Politics & Government, World History - General & Miscellaneous, Working Class, G
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Overview
This is the story of a bold uprising by the earliest victims of the first Industrial Revolution, viewed from the perspective of today's second Industrial Revolution, a vivid reminder that the current turmoil, driven by rapidly developing technologies and the global economy, is every bit as disruptive as the one created by the steam engine and laissez-faire. Rebels Against the Future is a work of careful scholarship, but it is also an exciting tale of people whose resistance to technology was so dramatic that their name has entered our vernacular. "Luddite" today refers to anyone unmoved by laptop computers and cellular phones, but this book reminds us that the Luddites were in fact real people, English working men who saw their livelihoods and homes, their communities and countryside, destroyed by the onrush of industrial capitalism.Editorials
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The story of an 1811-1812 uprising by English victims of the first Industrial Revolution, viewed from the perspective of the modern information revolution. A supporter of a neo-Luddite movement, the author reminds readers that today's rapidly developing technologies, machine-driven conformity, and corporatization are just as disruptive as the steam engine and laissez-faire were to 19th century cottage workers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
June 21, 1995
Publisher
Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., c1995.
Pages
320
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780201626780