Consumers, Tinkerers, Rebels - The People Who Shaped Europe (Paperback, 1st ed. 2013)

Who has decided how Europeans have dressed and dwelled? Traveled and dined? Worked and played? Who, in fact, can be credited with the shaping of Europe? Certainly inventors, engineers, and politicians played their parts. But in the making of Europe, consumers, tinkerers, and rebels were an unrecognized force - until now. In this book, historians Ruth Oldenziel and Mikael Hard spotlight the people who 'made' Europe - by appropriating technology, protesting for and against it. Using examples from Britain and the Continent, the authors illustrate the conflicts that accompanied the modern technologies, from the sewing machine to the bicycle, the Barbie doll to personal computers. What emerges is a fascinating portrait of how Europeans have lived, from the 1850s to the current century.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Making Europe
Release date:	September 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	Ruth Oldenziel • Mikael Hard
Dimensions:	246 x 189 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	416
Edition:	1st ed. 2013
ISBN-13:	978-0-230-30802-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-230-30802-3
Barcode:	9780230308022

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