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Book Title: Rebels Against the Future : The Luddites and Their War on the Industrial Revolution: Lessons for the Computer Age
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Kirkpatrick Sale
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Social Aspects, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Social Aspects / General, Industries / Fashion & Textile Industry, Europe / Great Britain / General, Modern / General, WORLD, Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), Workplace Culture
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Year: 1996
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Computers, Business & Economics, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
