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1. 1. The Shock Of The Old

   Technology and Global History Since 1900

   

   This book challenges the conventional narratives of innovation and technological progress, arguing that society's focus on the 'new' overlooks the importance and impact of older technologies that continue to shape our world. By examining how outdated technologies, such as the rickshaw or the propeller plane, have persisted and even thrived alongside modern advancements, the author presents a compelling case for reevaluating our understanding of technological change. Through a series of insightful case studies, the work encourages readers to reconsider the ways in which they think about technology's role in history and its influence on the present and future.

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2. 2. The Rise And Fall Of The British Nation

   A Twentieth-Century History

   

   A revisionist history of twentieth-century Britain that challenges myths of linear decline and empire-centered narratives, arguing that a state-led, militarized, and technologically advanced national economy flourished from the 1930s to the 1960s before being dismantled by privatization, financialization, and globalization. It traces shifts in industry, science, welfare, and trade to show how a distinctly mid-century national project was actively constructed—and later unwound—by policy choices, urging a rethinking of how production, power, and identity shaped the country’s modern trajectory.