From the Book - First edition.
Introduction: The question stated
Part one. The idea (1492-1799). The nature of the past
The constitution of a nation
Part two. The people (1800-1865). A democracy of numbers
Part three. The state (1866-1945). Of citizens, persons, and people
Efficiency and the masses
A constitution of the air
The brutality of modernity
Part four. the machine (1946-2016). A world of knowledge
Epilogue: The question addressed.
From the Book - Revised edition.
Introduction: The question stated
Part one. The idea (1492-1799). The nature of the past
The constitution of a nation
Part two. The people (1800-1865). A democracy of numbers
Part three. The state (1866-1945). Of citizens, persons, and people
Efficiency and the masses
A constitution of the air
The brutality of modernity
Part four. the machine (1946-2016). A world of knowledge
Epilogue: The question addressed.