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The mantra of efficiency from waterwheel to social control / Jennifer Karns Alexander.
| Author/creator | Alexander, Jennifer Karns, 1963- |
| Other author | American Council of Learned Societies. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, |
| Description | xvii, 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: The varieties of efficiency -- Static and dynamic efficiency: the waterwheels of Smeaton and the Franklin Institute -- The effects of control: Gérard-Joseph Christian and perfected machines -- Economy of nature: Darwin, Marshall, and the costs of efficiency -- Balance and transformation: technical and popular efficiency in the Progressive Era United States -- An island of mechanical predictability: efficient worker seating in late Weimar Germany -- Pride in efficiency: the dispute over Time on the cross -- Global efficiency: an enduring industrial value in a postindustrial world -- Conclusion: The future of efficiency -- Notes -- Bibliographic essay -- Index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-199) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2007018866 |
| ISBN | 9780801886935 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0801886937 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |