10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUDDISM»
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Luddism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Against Technology: From the Luddites to Neo-
Luddism
the new global logic of techno-mobilisation, ̄ Robins and Webster cannot finally
argue away the reifying tendencies of neo-Luddism itself, or succeed bymere
assertion inclaimingtherelevance of historical Luddism. In this new context of ...
2
Progress Without People: New Technology, Unemployment, and ...
CHAPTER. IN. DEFENCE. OF. LUDDISM. There is a war on, but only one side is
armed: this is the essence of the technology question today. On the one side is
private capital, scientized and subsidized, mobile and global, and now heavily ...
3
Social Change in the 19th Century Novel
Eagleton, 49). It demonstrates that the novel is based on thoroughly researched historical fact
4
Writings of the Luddites
that Luddism was not a conspiratorial movement and that it lacked a clear
leadership. Thomis's documentary history, Luddism in Nottinghamshire, followed
soon after, in 1972. It draws heavily, even comprehensively, on the Home Office ...
5
Social Unrest and Popular Protest in England, 1780-1840
Luddism Although the term 'Luddism' is often employed to describe machine
breaking in general, most historians apply it to the very limited period 1811-16
and to the specific geographical areas of Nottingham, Leicestershire and South ...
6
Times of the Technoculture: From the Information Society to ...
production meant extra output, decreased labour costs, competitive edge, and
more control over the labour process (Mr Baron Thompson spoke their language)
. It was against this backcloth that Luddism came into being. But this Luddism, the
...
Kevin Robins, Frank Webster, 2003
Luddism Today Luddism emerged as a movement from below in the last decade
of the eighteenth century. It impeded the factory-ization of cottage industry and
the mechanization of stocking weaving for over three decades, postponing the ...
Stan Weir, George Lipsitz, 2004
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Nationalism, Industrialization, and Democracy, 1815-1914
Luddism. in. England,. France,. and. Germany. Both the large number of unskilled
workers and the factories that could employ them were a threat to the artisans,
who fell victim to technological unemployment. These artisans often responded to
...
Thomas Garden Barnes, Gerald D. Feldman, 1980
9
The Making of the English Working Class
No account of Luddism is satisfactory which is confined to a limited industrial
interpretation, or which dismisses its insurrectionary undertones with talk of a few
'hotheads'. Even in Nottingham, where Luddism showed greatest discipline in ...
Neo-Luddism is a personal philosophy against modern technology.96
Neoluddism is based on the historical legacy of the British Luddites which were
active between 1811 and 1816.96 Neo-luddism does not equate necessarily to
outright ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUDDISM»
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Expanding Africa's Capacity for Digital Technology
Before now, neo-luddism, which is a philosophy opposing many forms of modern technology, reigned supreme especially in the African ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
The machines are taking over, and they've even got human names
This is not a modern day form of Luddism: it's a basic human response to people being replaced by machines. Personally, I refuse to use ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
GM Jerry Dipoto's departure reveals Mike Scioscia to be …
Luddism in 2015 isn't a quirk. It's practically a sin, the open defiance of knowledge, which is the most powerful entity in baseball today. «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
'The Singularity & Socialism' - an interview with author C. James …
Unfortunately, there are many on the left – those whom adhere to both Neo-Luddism and Neo-Malthusianism – who believe otherwise. «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Jun 15»
Facial recognition technology: Is Orwell's fiction our reality?
"We should reject the premise that the only two alternatives we face are technological progress and luddism.” But while Professor Acquisti is ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
Cogar: A curmudgeon's new, old philosophy
So I am starting a movement I will call Neo-Luddism. But first let me get the disclaimers out of the way. Yes, I am old. Some would say very old, ... «Longview News-Journal, Jun 15»
Historical texts as literature? We do well to praise EP Thompson
In the book's extended section on Luddism, for example, we have a lengthy meditation on the limitations of the sources and the ongoing contest ... «The Conversation AU, Jun 15»
Darpa robot challenge showcases further potential for automation
Then to prevent unrest and the rise of 'neo-luddism', the state provides welfare, providing you present yourself to state scrutiny every week and ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Jack White's Contentious History With the Internet
In an interview with Canada's National Post, as the Dead Weather were releasing their debut album, White showed his growing neo-Luddism ... «Vulture, May 15»
Socialist magazine rejects elites disdain for 'industrial agriculture'
Such an ethos, and not a timorous Luddism, is what will impel us to create the matchless modern cuisines appropriate to our time. The GLP ... «Genetic Literacy Project, May 15»
