{"product_id":"9781789452075","title":"History of Techniques","description":"\u003ch3\u003eISTE Invoiced\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eHistory of Techniques\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGuillaume Carnino | Xavier Guchet\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering \/ History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOver the past thirty years, the history of technology has been so extensively renewed that many once-canonical narratives have been invalidated.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis collective work takes account of several of these major recompositions: ancient periods were never eras of technical stagnation; techniques are not “diffused”, but interpenetrate and reinvent themselves as they travel; invention is not an individual epiphany, but a gradual and often collective process; far from neutral, the material is endowed with its own agentivity; the notions of capitalism, gender and the environment are fertile contributions to the history of techniques, and have served to invalidate many naiveties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese recent works have put an end to the discontinuous vision of a history made up of straightforward technical ruptures, in favor of more complex descriptions that provide a better grasp of the real dynamics of today’s world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuillaume Carnino\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in the History of Technology at Compiègne University of Technology, France. As a nineteenth-century historian, his research interests include the epistemological and industrial foundations of technology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXavier Guchet\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at Compiègne University of Technology, France. His work focuses on the history of the philosophy of technology and the epistemological and ethical challenges of new technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 January 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-ISTE\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781789452075\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44775299285132,"sku":"9781789452075","price":153.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781789452075_0ddea566-e3aa-4ea1-bd6d-0de222b9e974.jpg?v=1780105061","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781789452075","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}