https://herts.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=BSOPAC%3A%20(DAVID%20%2B%20EDGERTON)&QRYTEXT=Anywhere%3A%20David%20Edgerton%20(Keywords)&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20&ISGLB=0 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://herts.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4528827&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Whereas standard histories of technology give tired old accounts of the usual inventions - planes, bombs - this book is based on a different idea. Its thrust is that for the full picture of the history of technology we need to know not about what a few people invented, but about what everyday people used - and when they actually used things, if it was a long time after invention. It therefore reassesses the significance of, for example, the Pill and IT, and shows the continued importance of technology such as corrugated iron and sewing machines. In taking this approach, David Edgerton challenges the idea that we live in an era of ever increasing change. Interweaving political, economic and cultural history, he shows what it means to think critically about technology and its importance. Whereas standard histories of technology give tired old accounts of the usual inventions - planes, bombs - this book is based on a different idea. Its thrust is that for the full picture of the history of technology we need to know not about what a few people invented, but about what everyday people used - and when they actually used things, if it was a long time after invention. It therefore reassesses the significance of, for example, the Pill and IT, and shows the continued importance of technology such as corrugated iron and sewing machines. In taking this approach, David Edgerton challenges the idea that we live in an era of ever increasing change. Interweaving political, economic and cultural history, he shows what it means to think critically about technology and its importance.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Edgerton, David<br />Updated edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Profile Books, 2019.<br />xviii, 275 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Hoddesdon Library - (Hertfordshire County Council) - Non fiction - 303.483 - In-transit from Watford Central Library to Hoddesdon Library (Set: 20 May 2024) - 529823735<br />Kings Langley Community Library - (Hertfordshire County Council) - Non fiction - 303.483 - Onloan - Due: 05 Jun 2024 - 529823723<br />Watford Central Library - (Hertfordshire County Council) - Non fiction - 303.483 - Available - 529823747<br /> https://herts.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4545362&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 It is usual to see the United Kingdom as an island of continuity in an otherwise convulsed and unstable Europe; its political history a smooth sequence of administrations, from building a welfare state to coping with decline. Nobody would dream of writing the history of Germany, say, or the Soviet Union in this way. David Edgerton's major account of modern British history breaks out of the confines of traditionalism to reveal an unfamiliar nation and a country subject to huge disruptions. It is usual to see the United Kingdom as an island of continuity in an otherwise convulsed and unstable Europe; its political history a smooth sequence of administrations, from building a welfare state to coping with decline. Nobody would dream of writing the history of Germany, say, or the Soviet Union in this way. David Edgerton's major account of modern British history breaks out of the confines of traditionalism to reveal an unfamiliar nation and a country subject to huge disruptions.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Edgerton, David<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>UK : Penguin Books, 2019.<br />xxxvii, 681 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (colour) ; 20 cm.<br />Penguin history<br /><br />Bushey Library - (Hertfordshire County Council) - Non fiction - 941.082 - Available - 528474229<br />Waltham Cross Library - (Hertfordshire County Council) - Non fiction - 941.082 - Available - 528474217<br /> https://herts.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4352174&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 It is usual to see the United Kingdom as an island of continuity in an otherwise convulsed and unstable Europe; its political history a smooth sequence of administrations, from building a welfare state to coping with decline. Nobody would dream of writing the history of Germany, say, or the Soviet Union in this way. David Edgerton's major account of modern British history breaks out of the confines of traditionalism to reveal an unfamiliar nation and a country subject to huge disruptions. It is usual to see the United Kingdom as an island of continuity in an otherwise convulsed and unstable Europe; its political history a smooth sequence of administrations, from building a welfare state to coping with decline. Nobody would dream of writing the history of Germany, say, or the Soviet Union in this way. David Edgerton's major account of modern British history breaks out of the confines of traditionalism to reveal an unfamiliar nation and a country subject to huge disruptions.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Edgerton, David<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>UK : Allen Lane, 2018.<br />xxix, 681 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Hatfield Library - (Hertfordshire County Council) - Non fiction - 941.082 - Onloan - Due: 22 May 2024 - 527616351<br />Welwyn Garden City Library and Information Service - (Hertfordshire County Council) - Non fiction - 941.082 - Available - 527426478<br /> https://herts.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3310757&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 The history of England and the aeroplane is one tangled with myths - of 'the Few' and the Blitz, of boffins, flying machines, amateur inventors and muddling through. In 'England and the Aeroplane' David Edgerton reverses received wisdom, showing that the aeroplane is a central and revealing aspect of an unfamiliar English nation: a warfare state dedicated to technology, industry, empire and military power. In a revelatory recounting of the story of aeronautical England, from its politics to its industry and culture, David Edgerton reconfigures some of the most important chapters of England's history. The history of England and the aeroplane is one tangled with myths - of 'the Few' and the Blitz, of boffins, flying machines, amateur inventors and muddling through. In 'England and the Aeroplane' David Edgerton reverses received wisdom, showing that the aeroplane is a central and revealing aspect of an unfamiliar English nation: a warfare state dedicated to technology, industry, empire and military power. In a revelatory recounting of the story of aeronautical England, from its politics to its industry and culture, David Edgerton reconfigures some of the most important chapters of England's history.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Edgerton, David<br />Revised edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Penguin Books, 2013.<br />xxxix, 226 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Hertford Library - (Hertfordshire County Council) - Non fiction - 629.130094 - Available - 467543061<br /> https://herts.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=51638&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Drawing on a wealth of statistical data, David Edgerton argues that British innovation and technical training were much stronger than is generally believed, and that from 1870 to 1970 Britain's innovative record was comparable to that of Germany. Drawing on a wealth of statistical data, David Edgerton argues that British innovation and technical training were much stronger than is generally believed, and that from 1870 to 1970 Britain's innovative record was comparable to that of Germany.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Edgerton, David, 1959-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1996.<br />viii, 88p. ; 22 cm.<br />New studies in economic and social history<br /><br />Central Stocks Unit - (Hertfordshire County Council) - County non fiction reserve - 338.941 - County Reserve Stock - Available - 506752928<br />