This book states that the notion of "progress in a single line without goal or limit" seems like the "most parochial notion of a very parochial society.
This book uses the affair of Mars and Venus as a metaphor for the crucial importance of both war and pleasure in society. This book states that the notion of "progress in a single line without goal or limit" seems like the "most parochial notion of a very parochial society." This book argues that sports are a very weak reaction against capitalist society because of how much money is poured into them, in its section "Sports and the 'Bitch Goddess,'" in its chapter discussing "Compensations and Reversions." This book was the first in its author's Renewal of Life series, and was followed by The Culture of (*) Cities, The Condition of Man, and The Conduct of Life. This book is best known for its description of how the regimented spiritual life of monasteries produced the invention of the clock. This book uses the prefixes "eo," "paleo," and "neo" to describe the three phases of the first title concept, defined as the ways technology has shaped society. For 10 points, name this 1934 book by Lewis Mumford.
This book uses the affair of Mars and Venus as a metaphor for the crucial importance of both war and pleasure in society.
Technics and Civilization