Lewis Mumford (1895-1980), architectural critic, city planner, cultural historian, and philosopher, was the author of more than 30 books, many of which expounded his views on the perils of urban sprawl and a society obsessed with "technics: "Featuring a new introduction by Casey Blake, this classic text provides the essence of Mumford's views on the role of technology and the arts in modern culture. Mumford contends that modern man's overemphasis on "technics" has contributed to the depersonalization and emptiness of much of twentieth-century life and issues a call for renewed respect for artistic impulses and achievements.
- ISBN10 0231085095
- ISBN13 9780231085090
- Publish Date 1 December 1972
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 January 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Columbia University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 162
- Language English