Media Studies Definitions
07.25.2010 | 1 Comment ››F. de Saussaure: Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913). Drawing from the original definition proposed ...
Medieval Science Part II
06.15.2010 | No Comments ››Feudalism Fall of the Roman Empire, feudal economy, local defense and self-sufficiency, trade in luxury goods and slaves Land based feudal system, craft based industry Common ownership of ...
The Scientific Revolution Part 1
06.15.2010 | No Comments ››The Scientific Revolution Part 1 Bernal treats economic and political factors as the sources of the scientific revolution, not the context Bernal highlights the transformation of the ...
Science, Technology and Colonial Expansion
04.11.2010 | No Comments ››Science, Technology and Colonial Expansion Science and technology, colonial expansion Capitalism, international trade and European expansion, new resources and land Technology (sailing ships, ...
Part 2: The Industrial Revolution
04.10.2010 | No Comments ››The Industrial Revolution The industrial revolution was characterized by a switch from craft work by agrarian communities to manufacturing using machinery by urban industry The industrial sector ...
State Sponsored Technological Development
08.06.2008 | No Comments ››State Sponsored Technological Development State and private sector development of technology, privatization State involvement with legislation, regulation, ...
