This book examines the obsession for new technology that swept
through Britain and Germany between 1890 and 1945. Drawing on a
wide range of popular contemporary writings and pictorial material,
it explains how, despite frequently feeling overwhelmed by
innovations, Germans and Britons nurtured a long-lasting
fascination for aviation, glamorous passenger liners and film as
they lived through profound social transformations and two vicious
wars. Public discussions about these 'modern wonders' were torn
between fears of novel risks and cultural decay on the one hand,
and passionate support generated by nationalism and social
fantasies on the other. While the investigation focuses on tensions
between technophobia and euphoria, the book also examines the
relationship between responses to technology and the differing
political cultures in Britain and Germany before and after 1933.
This innovative study will prove invaluable reading to anyone
interested in comparative cultural history as well as the history
of technology.
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