Nature and Technology in History

This essay sketches an expanded theoretical conception of the roles of nature and technology in history, one that is based on a social ontology that does not separate nature and society. History has long been viewed as the realm of past human action. On this conception, nature is treated largely as...

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Main Author: Schatzki, Theodore R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley 2003
In: History and theory
Year: 2003, Volume: 42, Issue: 4, Pages: 82-93
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