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At war against Napoleon near bankrupt English mill-masters experiment with a new factory system acquiring machines to replace men. A young worker leads the Luddites attacking mills and smashing machines. With increased assaults and even murder North England feels the grip of terrorism. Government agents attempt to suppress the rebellion. In 1812 there are more British troops in North England than fighting Napoleon in Europe. Against the Machine relates the story of the diverse characters caught in this conflict. It unveils the rank exploitation which marked the Industrial Revolution. Timely, intense and reflective of another, technological revolution: our own.
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Against the Machine, Norman M. Bradburn, Seymour Sudman, Brian Wansink
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- Année de publication
- 2020
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- Titre
- Against the Machine
- Langue
- Anglais
- Éditeur
- Guernica Editions,Canada
- Publié
- 2020
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 412
- ISBN10
- 177183479X
- ISBN13
- 9781771834797
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Fiction
- Évaluation
- 4,35 sur 5
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- At war against Napoleon near bankrupt English mill-masters experiment with a new factory system acquiring machines to replace men. A young worker leads the Luddites attacking mills and smashing machines. With increased assaults and even murder North England feels the grip of terrorism. Government agents attempt to suppress the rebellion. In 1812 there are more British troops in North England than fighting Napoleon in Europe. Against the Machine relates the story of the diverse characters caught in this conflict. It unveils the rank exploitation which marked the Industrial Revolution. Timely, intense and reflective of another, technological revolution: our own.