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Mechanization takes command : a contribution to anonymous history
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Mechanization takes command : a contribution to anonymous history

by Sigfried Giedion

This study examines the historical impact of mechanisation on daily life, tracing the evolution of innovations from industrial assembly lines to domestic furniture. It analyses the technological and philosophical implications of these advancements for modern society.

Accession 30604 ISBN 0393004899 Publisher W. W. Norton & Co.
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