http://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/TEC-new.html The latest publications from Harvard University Press in TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING en-us Copyright 2009 Harvard University Press Contact_HUP@harvard.edu Tue, 2 Jun 2009 14:26:46 EDT http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/ADADOM.html Michael Adas<br /> Long before the United States became a major force in global affairs, Americans believed in their superiority over others because of their inventiveness, productivity, and economic and social well-being. U.S. expansionists assumed a mandate to "civilize" non-Western peoples by demanding submission to American technological prowess and design. Michael Adas brilliantly pursues the history of this mission through America's foreign relations over nearly four centuries from North America to the Philippines, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf.<br /> Paperback April 2009<br /> <br /> <img src="http://www.hup.harvard.edu/images/jackets/ADADOM.jpg" /><br /> http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/ADADOM.html#ADADOX Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT