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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Profile Books (7 Dec 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1861972962
  • ISBN-13: 978-1861972965
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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"So the new is old, and the old is new! Edgerton is a splendid corrective to all victims of technodazzle and neophilia. Marvellous stuff, and absolutely spot-on." Simon Jenkins"


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3.0 out of 5 stars Hidden in here is a much better book, I'm sure, 3 Jun 2007
By Jezza (London) - See all my reviews
...but though there were lots of interesting facts and insights, I'm not really sure there was a clear argument to follow. A shame, because I suspect he has one - it just wasn't clear to me. A nice antidote to technohype, but no alternative model really
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1.0 out of 5 stars good title good cover terrible book, 31 Aug 2009
By Mrs. S. C. Lamb "bmaleus" (uk) - See all my reviews
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the ideas in this book could be written on page 1 - the rest is padding. good marketing! if you want to waste 6.99 buy - otherwise don't bother.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Something missing..., 29 Dec 2008
This review is from: Shock Of The Old: Technology and Global History since 1900 (Paperback)
This book has been sitting on my desk for some weeks. I finished it a while ago, but wasn't sure how to review it, because I'm not sure exactly what the author's thesis is. The sub-title, 'Technology and Global History since 1900' accurate sums up the content, but it is almost an alternative history brought about by making a clear seperation between technology and innovation.

Given this seperation, the book points out that virtually all the innovations of the last century are based on technology dating back to the start of the last century. It's a neat idea, well researched and backed up. At that level it's a good read and a new perspective on technology and innovation. At the end of the day, though, the author doesn't really draw out any conclusions from his work, leaving the reader feeling frustrated and wondering what was in the author's mind.
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