The Romantic Machine

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2012. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Signed by the author, on the front free endpaper, with a dated presentation inscription to a well-known novelist. Crisp, clean pages; no owners' marks; the dust jacket bears patches of fading, the aqua color turning a pale blue with sun, otherwise excellent.; xvii, 449… Read more about this item

US: University Of Chicago Press, 2012. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good +. Pages are clean, no markings from previous owners. Boards are clean and square. Binding is tight. Top edge of text block has minor foxing. DJ is clean, bright and unmarked.

New. In the years immediately following Napoleon's defeat, French thinkers in all fields set their minds to the problem of how to recover from the long upheavals that had been set into motion by the French Revolution. Many challenged the Enlightenment's emphasis on mechanics and questioned the rising power of machines, seeking a return to the organic unity… Read more about this item

Hardback. New. In the years immediately following Napoleon's defeat, French thinkers in all fields set their minds to the problem of how to recover from the long upheavals that had been set into motion by the French Revolution. This book intends to alter our understanding of the scientific and cultural landscape of the early nineteenth century.

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paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.