The Myth of the Machine is a two-volume book authored by an American historian noted for his study of what?
The Myth of the Machine The Myth of the Machine is a two-volume book taking an in-depth look at the forces that have shaped modern technology since prehistoric times. The first volume, "Technics and Human Development", was published in 1967, followed by the second volume, "The Pentagon of Power", in 1970. The author, Lewis Mumford, shows the parallel developments between human tools and social organization mainly through language and rituals. It is considered a synthesis of many theories Mumford developed throughout his prolific writing career. Volume 2 was a Book-of-the-Month Club selection.
Historians of American Communism Historians of American Communism (HOAC) is a national academic association, established in 1982, bringing together historians, political scientists, and independent scholars interested in the study of the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA) and other communist and anti-communist organizations in the United States. The society publishes a semi-annual journal, "American Communist History," produced by the British academic publisher Routledge. The organization also maintains an internet newsgroup on H-Net.