Our changing civilization : How science and the machine are reconstructing modern life

This book examines how marketing thought and practice from 1900 to 1929 were affected by the ideas and language of engineering. Content-analysis data revealed a significant use of engineering metaphors in both marketing texts and advertisements of the period, suggesting a strong connection between t...

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Main Author: Randall, John Herman
Format: Book
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Published: New York Frederick A. Stokes Company 1929
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Institutions: Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ
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Summary:This book examines how marketing thought and practice from 1900 to 1929 were affected by the ideas and language of engineering. Content-analysis data revealed a significant use of engineering metaphors in both marketing texts and advertisements of the period, suggesting a strong connection between the prevalent societal valuation of engineering activities and the evolution of marketing activities.