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The programme traces the change in men's ideas about nature during the period of industrialisation, from being dependent on water and wind for power and transport to experiencing the freedom from s...uch constraints that the steam engine gave. The programme illustrates also some of the literary, ideological and artistic consequences of the impact of machinery, using source-material of the period like diaries, novels, literary criticism and political and economic writings.
The programme traces the change in men's ideas about nature during the period of industrialisation, from being dependent on water and wind for power and transport to experiencing the freedom from s...uch constraints that the steam engine gave. The programme illustrates also some of the literary, ideological and artistic consequences of the impact of machinery, using source-material of the period like diaries, novels, literary criticism and political and economic writings.
| Module code and title: | A101, An arts foundation course |
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| Item code: | A101; 25 |
| Recording date: | 1977-05-09 |
| First transmission date: | 15-08-1978 |
| Published: | 1978 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:17:20 |
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| Producer: | Helen Rapp |
| Contributors: | Ronald Baddiley; Garard Green; Chris Harvie; Henry Stamper; David Strong |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Nature and Industrialisation |
| Master spool number: | BLN19950H391 |
| Production number: | BLN19950H391 |
| Available to public: | no |
