Listopia > Sara's votes on the list History of Electricity (3 Books)
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Networks of Power: Electrification in Western Society, 1880-1930 (Softshell Books)
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"An insight into how infrastructure was built to put electricity to work is key to understanding the role electicity plays in shaping our societies and politics."
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Electrifying America: Social Meanings of a New Technology, 1880-1940
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"What happens when electricity is brought to a small town? This book talks about the US, but our thoughts go to those places - in Africa, India...- where electricity has not arrived yet"
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The Impact of Electricity: Development, Desires and Dilemmas
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"What happens when electricity is brought to a small village in Africa? For an anthropology of electricity."
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