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title	:	Technology and Social Complexity
author	:	Richter, Maurice N.
publisher	:	State University of New York Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0873956451
print isbn13	:	9780873956451
ebook isbn13	:	9780585075143
language	:	English
subject	Technology--Social aspects.
publication date	:	1982
lcc	:	T14.5.R53 1982eb
ddc	:	303.4/83
subject	:	Technology--Social aspects.

Page iii Technology and Social Complexity Maurice N. Richter, Jr. State University of New York at Albany State University of New York Press Albany

Page iv Published by State University of New York Press, Albany 1982 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 12246 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Richter, Maurice N. Technology and complexity. 1. TechnologySocial aspects. I. Title. T14.5.R53 303.4'83 82-5683 ISBN 0-87395-644-3 AACR2 ISBN 0-87395-645-1 (pbk.) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3

Page v to my brothers Marcel K. Richter Wayne H. Richter

Page vii Contents Acknowledgments ix 1. Introduction 1 2. Technology and Its Forms 7 Technology Defined 7 Varieties of Technological Phenomena 11 Technology and Tradition 13 3. Society and Its Evolution 19 The Concept of Society 19 Social-Evolutionary Approaches 21 The Evolution of Modern Society 30 4. Directions of Technological Change 35 Premodern Technology 35 Aspects of Technological Modernization 42 Retention and Revival of Older Technological Forms 50 5. Variations in Technological Style: The Case of China 55 6. Technological Innovation 67 The Concept of Technological Innovation 67 Aspects of Technological Innovation 70 Conditions of Technological Innovation 73 7. Impacts of Technology 84 The Study of Impacts 84 The Conquest of Smallpox: A Case Study 87 Basic Problems in Technology Assessment 91

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