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    The Risings of the Luddites
    The Risings of the Luddites ab 31.49 € als epub eBook: Chartists and Plug-Drawers. 4. Auflage. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Belletristik, Erzählungen,
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    The Luddites: The History and Legacy of the English Rebels Who Protested Against Advanced Machinery During the Industrial Revolution , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 94min
    Between the 18th and early 19th centuries, Britain experienced massive leaps in technological, scientific, and economical advancement. This powerful period has since been immortalized as the great Industrial Revolution, during which Britain became a formidable force that boasted unmatched economical growth, drastic changes in living conditions, and even the emergence of a neglected social class. Vast portions of rural lands were transformed into interconnected, complex, and multitasking cities. Dozens of innovative inventions and products were churned out in bulk and sold to the masses for the first time ever. Some of the greatest thinkers and creators ventured forth from the shadows. Scientists, engineers, merchants, and manufacturers alike were at the height of their prime, nurtured by a culture that embraced the vision of growth, progress, and industrial unity. The Industrial Revolution saw Britain rise to the top and become the envy of the world's most prestigious nations. At the same time, the pivotal era was far from perfect, featuring a dark underbelly and an army of unsung heroes.  It was American writer and futurist Alvin Toffler who once called technology “the great growing engine of change”. The 18th-century German linguist Johann Gottfried von Herder was another proponent of enlightenment and technological progress. “Nothing in Nature stands still,” said von Herder. “Everything strives and moves forward.” One would be hard-pressed to find anyone today that would disagree with these sentiments. Those whose opinions suggest otherwise are often thoughtlessly dismissed, and those who hold them, ridiculed as tin-foil-hat sporting paranoids or pretentious “hipsters”.  But what happens when the very instruments meant to help people begin to put lives at stake? Meet the Luddites, a 19th-century brotherhood of rebels who vowed to annihilate every last one of the newfangled spinning machines that cost thousands their jobs. The Luddites' rio ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Colin Fluxman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/117614/bk_acx0_117614_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    A Historical Account of the Luddites of 1811-1813
    A Historical Account of the Luddites of 1811-1813 ab 20.49 € als Taschenbuch: With Report of Their Trials at York Castle (1862). Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Wirtschaft & Soziales,
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    To the Best of Our Knowledge: Handwork (English), Hörbuch, Digital, 51min
    More than 38 million Americans knit or crochet. Not because they crave mittens and afghans, but because they like the way knitting feels. Handwork turns out be a powerful antidote for digital overload. This hour explores the therapeutic value of drawing, knitting and other handcrafts. And, this year's most coveted gift for writers, English majors and luddites? The manual typewriter. [Original Broadcast Date: December 6, 2015] Language: English. Narrator: Anne Strainchamps. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/tbon/170428/rt_tbon_170428_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    To the Best of Our Knowledge: Handwork (English), Hörbuch, Digital, 51min
    More than 38 million Americans knit or crochet. Not because they crave mittens and afghans, but because they like the way knitting feels. Handwork turns out be a powerful antidote for digital overload. This hour explores the therapeutic value of drawing, knitting and other handcrafts. And, this year's most coveted gift for writers, English majors and luddites? The manual typewriter. [Broadcast Date: December 9, 2015] Language: English. Narrator: Jim Fleming. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/tbon/151209/rt_tbon_151209_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    To the Best of Our Knowledge: Handwork (English), Hörbuch, Digital, 51min
    More than 38 million Americans knit or crochet. Not because they crave mittens and afghans, but because they like the way knitting feels. Handwork turns out be a powerful antidote for digital overload. This hour explores the therapeutic value of drawing, knitting, and other handcrafts. And, this year's most coveted gift for writers, English majors, and luddites? The manual typewriter. [Original Broadcast Date: December 6, 2015] Language: English. Narrator: Jim Fleming. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/tbon/160930/rt_tbon_160930_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    To the Best of Our Knowledge: Handwork (English), Hörbuch, Digital, 51min
    More than 38 million Americans knit or crochet. Not because they crave mittens and afghans, but because they like the way knitting feels. Handwork turns out be a powerful antidote for digital overload. This hour explores the therapeutic value of drawing, knitting and other handcrafts. And, the most coveted gift for writers, English majors and luddites? The manual typewriter. [Original Broadcast Date: April 21, 2018] Language: English. Narrator: Anne Strainchamps. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/tbon/190084/rt_tbon_190084_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    To the Best of Our Knowledge: Handwork (English), Hörbuch, Digital, 51min
    More than 38 million Americans knit or crochet. Not because they crave mittens and afghans, but because they like the way knitting feels. Handwork turns out be a powerful antidote for digital overload. This hour explores the therapeutic value of drawing, knitting and other handcrafts. And, the most coveted gift for writers, English majors and luddites? The manual typewriter. [Broadcast Date: April 25, 2018] Language: English. Narrator: Anne Strainchamps. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/tbon/180425/rt_tbon_180425_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Against Technology
    Against Technology ab 38.49 € als epub eBook: From the Luddites to Neo-Luddism. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Belletristik, Erzählungen,
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    Caught in Time: A Kendra Donovan Mystery
    Still stranded in England in 1815, FBI agent Kendra Donovan finds herself on the trail of a vicious murderer with a shocking secret. October 1815: There is only one place Kendra Donovan wants to travel-back to the twenty-first century. But since that's not happening, she agrees instead to travel with her new guardian, the Duke of Aldridge, to one of his smaller estates in Lancashire. Their journey takes them through Yorkshire, a region whose breathtaking beauty masks a simmering violence brought on by the Industrial Revolution, which pits mill owner against worker. When Kendra and the Duke encounter a band of Luddites on a lonely, fog-shrouded road, the Duke informs the authorities in the nearby village of East Dingleford that mischief may have been done at the local mill. However, it isn't just mischief but murder that is discovered, when the body of the mill manager, Mr. Stone, is found brutally bludgeoned to death in his office. The Constable is certain the radical-minded Luddites committed the murder. One look at the crime scene and Kendra knows they did not, prompting the Duke to shock the locals by volunteering their services to catch the real killer. Joined by lover Alec and Bow Street Runner Sam Kelly, Kendra must sort through the puzzle of Stone's rather unsavory life, picking apart alibies and dissecting carefully created deceptions from a growing list of suspects. As a special agent for the FBI, Kendra thought she'd encountered every kind of evil. But when another, even more vicious murder rocks East Dingleford, Kendra realizes that they're dealing with a stone-cold killer-one who has a shocking secret that he will do anything to protect.
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