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Author : Thomas Parke Hughes
Release : 1990
Genre : Inventions
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Book Rating : 412/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis American Genesis by : Thomas Parke Hughes
Download or read book American Genesis written by Thomas Parke Hughes. This book was released on 1990. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Genesis is the story of America's love affair-and inextricable entaglement-with technology from 1870-1970, the greatest period of productivity the world has ever known.
Author : Jeffrey P. Moran
Release : 2012-03-15
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis American Genesis by : Jeffrey P. Moran
Download or read book American Genesis written by Jeffrey P. Moran. This book was released on 2012-03-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evolution has been a perennial flash-point in American politics. But it is not merely a political issue. In American Genesis, Jeffrey P. Moran explores the ways in which the evolution debate has reverberated beyond the confines of state legislatures and courthouses. Moran shows that social forces such as gender, regionalism, and race have intersected with the debate over evolution in ways that shed light on modern American culture. He investigates, for instance, how antievolutionism deepened the cultural divisions between North and South - as when northern elites embraced evolution as a sign of sectional enlightenment while southern opponents defined themselves as the standard bearers of true Christianity. Evolution debates also exposed a deep gulf between conservative Black Christians and secular intellectuals such as W. E. B. DuBois. In addition, Moran explores the motives and methods of antievolutionism, and the ways in which the struggle has played out in the universities, on the internet, and even within the evangelical community. Throughout, Moran shows that evolution has served as a weapon, as an enforcer of identity, and as a polarizing force both within and without the churches.
Author : Thomas P. Hughes
Release : 2004-06-12
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 274/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis American Genesis by : Thomas P. Hughes
Download or read book American Genesis written by Thomas P. Hughes. This book was released on 2004-06-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book that helped earn Thomas P. Hughes his reputation as one of the foremost historians of technology of our age and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1990, American Genesis tells the sweeping story of America's technological revolution. Unlike other histories of technology, which focus on particular inventions like the light bulb or the automobile, American Genesis makes these inventions characters in a broad chronicle, both shaped by and shaping a culture. By weaving scientific and technological advancement into other cultural trends, Hughes demonstrates here the myriad ways in which the two are inexorably linked, and in a new preface, he recounts his earlier missteps in predicting the future of technology and follows its move into the information age.
Author : Jeffrey P. Moran
Release : 2012-03-07
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis American Genesis by : Jeffrey P. Moran
Download or read book American Genesis written by Jeffrey P. Moran. This book was released on 2012-03-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question of teaching evolution in the public schools is a continuing and frequently heated political issue in America. From Tennessee's Scopes Trial in 1925 to recent battles that have erupted in Louisiana, Kansas, Ohio, and countless other localities, the critics and supporters of evolution have fought nonstop over the role of science and religion in American public life. In American Genesis, Jeffrey P. Moran explores the ways in which the evolution debate has reverberated beyond the confines of state legislatures and courthouses. Using extensive research in newspapers, periodicals, and archives, Moran shows that social forces such as gender, regionalism, and race have intersected with the debate over evolution in ways that shed light on modern American culture. He investigates, for instance, how antievolutionism deepened the cultural divisions between North and South--northerners embraced evolution as a sign of sectional enlightenment, while southerners defined themselves as the standard bearers of true Christianity. Evolution debates also exposed a deep gulf between conservative Black Christians and secular intellectuals such as W. E. B. DuBois. Moran also explores the ways in which the struggle has played out in the universities, on the internet, and even within the evangelical community. Throughout, he shows that evolution has served as a weapon, as an enforcer of identity, and as a polarizing force both within and without the churches. America has both the most advanced scientific infrastructure as well as the highest rate of church adherence among developed nations, and the issues raised in the evolution controversies touch the heart of our national identity. American Genesis makes an important contribution to our understanding of the impact of this contentious issue, revealing how its tendrils have stretched out to touch virtually every corner of our lives.
Author : Jeffrey Goodman
Release : 1981
Genre : Human beings
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Download or read book American Genesis written by Jeffrey Goodman. This book was released on 1981. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
