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User Review - carterchristian1 - LibraryThing" This is not a book about American technology, but about American technology" so Noble began this important book in 1984 when computerization had truly taken hold of American life, and when ... Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Forces of Production |
| Author | David F. Noble |
| Publisher | Transaction Publishers |
| ISBN | 1412848245, 9781412848244 |
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