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The extended self : architecture, memes and minds

by Chris Abel

This study examines the coevolution of technology and architecture, linking the environmental crisis to human identities shaped by technical extensions. It introduces the concepts of the technical meme and the extended self to analyse global cultural and spatial development.

Accession 12052 ISBN 9780719096112 Publisher Manchester University Press
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