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Author Hardison, O. B., Jr. (Osborne Bennett), 1928-1990.

Title Disappearing through the skylight : culture and technology in the twentieth century / O.B. Hardison, Jr
Published New York, N.Y. ; London : Penguin, 1990
©1989

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 W'PONDS  303.4830904 Har/Dtt  AVAILABLE
Description xix, 389 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations(some color), portraits ; 24cm
Contents A tree, a streamlined fish, and a self-squared dragon; or, the disappearance of nature -- Great walls and running fences; or, the disappearance of history -- The poetry of nothing; or, the disappearance of language -- Artificial reality; or, the disappearance of art -- Deus ex machina; or, the disappearance of man
Analysis Culture Related to Technology
Culture Related to Technology
Notes Originally published: New York: Viking, 1989
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 351-363. - Includes index
Subject Arts -- History -- 20th century.
Culture.
Human evolution.
Nature.
Technology and civilization.
LC no. 90007552
ISBN 014011582X (paperback)