For the French case, see Jeff Horn, The Path no Taken: French industrialization in the age of revolution, 1750–1830 (2006). He argues for the centrality of "machine breaking" in explaining the specific way in which France industrialized. Other equally valid arguments have been put forward by historians and economists. Andrew J. Butrica Historian -----Original Message----- From: unterluggauer <mariann@nomatic.org> Sent: Nov 8, 2024 5:58 AM To: Genevieve Clifford <genevieve@mun-tonsi.net> Cc: <members@lists.sigcis.org> Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] luddism hi, i did research luddism some years ago for a broadcast serial, and would love to share my findings. the best book i found back then is for me still e.p. thompson, the making of the english working class, pinguin books, 1963. because he went to the archives ... all the best, mariann
On 8. Nov 2024, at 08:55, Genevieve Clifford via Members wrote:
hi ezra,
would be delighted to get involved :)
bw, genevieve — genevieve clifford
apologies for any mistakes in spelling or grammar, i’m typing this response on my phone (and am likely to do so without as much due diligence as i would if at a physical keyboard)
On 8 Nov 2024, at 05:34, Ezra J Teboul via Members wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
The possibility of a SHOT special interest group on luddism has been floated by me and I was curious to know if anyone on this list would be interested?
all the best,
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Brian Merchant recently published "Blood in the Machine" (2023) <https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/brian-merchant/blood-in-the-machine/9780316487740/> -- it traces part of the 'rebellion in tech' to Luddism. On Fri, Nov 8, 2024 at 9:00 AM Andrew Butrica via Members < members@lists.sigcis.org> wrote:
For the French case, see Jeff Horn, The Path no Taken: French industrialization in the age of revolution, 1750–1830 (2006). He argues for the centrality of "machine breaking" in explaining the specific way in which France industrialized. Other equally valid arguments have been put forward by historians and economists.
Andrew J. Butrica Historian
-----Original Message----- From: unterluggauer <mariann@nomatic.org> Sent: Nov 8, 2024 5:58 AM To: Genevieve Clifford <genevieve@mun-tonsi.net> Cc: <members@lists.sigcis.org> Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] luddism
hi, i did research luddism some years ago for a broadcast serial, and would love to share my findings.
the best book i found back then is for me still e.p. thompson, the making of the english working class, pinguin books, 1963. because he went to the archives ...
all the best, mariann
On 8. Nov 2024, at 08:55, Genevieve Clifford via Members wrote:
hi ezra,
would be delighted to get involved :)
bw, genevieve — genevieve clifford
apologies for any mistakes in spelling or grammar, i’m typing this response on my phone (and am likely to do so without as much due diligence as i would if at a physical keyboard)
On 8 Nov 2024, at 05:34, Ezra J Teboul via Members wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
The possibility of a SHOT special interest group on luddism has been floated by me and I was curious to know if anyone on this list would be interested?
all the best,
Ezra _______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org ( http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/)
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Hi Ezra, Would be interested. I have allied research to publish on this. best wishes Christine On Fri, 8 Nov 2024 at 17:05, Danny Spitzberg via Members < members@lists.sigcis.org> wrote:
Brian Merchant recently published "Blood in the Machine" (2023) <https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/brian-merchant/blood-in-the-machine/9780316487740/> -- it traces part of the 'rebellion in tech' to Luddism.
On Fri, Nov 8, 2024 at 9:00 AM Andrew Butrica via Members < members@lists.sigcis.org> wrote:
For the French case, see Jeff Horn, The Path no Taken: French industrialization in the age of revolution, 1750–1830 (2006). He argues for the centrality of "machine breaking" in explaining the specific way in which France industrialized. Other equally valid arguments have been put forward by historians and economists.
Andrew J. Butrica Historian
-----Original Message----- From: unterluggauer <mariann@nomatic.org> Sent: Nov 8, 2024 5:58 AM To: Genevieve Clifford <genevieve@mun-tonsi.net> Cc: <members@lists.sigcis.org> Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] luddism
hi, i did research luddism some years ago for a broadcast serial, and would love to share my findings.
the best book i found back then is for me still e.p. thompson, the making of the english working class, pinguin books, 1963. because he went to the archives ...
all the best, mariann
On 8. Nov 2024, at 08:55, Genevieve Clifford via Members wrote:
hi ezra,
would be delighted to get involved :)
bw, genevieve — genevieve clifford
apologies for any mistakes in spelling or grammar, i’m typing this response on my phone (and am likely to do so without as much due diligence as i would if at a physical keyboard)
On 8 Nov 2024, at 05:34, Ezra J Teboul via Members wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
The possibility of a SHOT special interest group on luddism has been floated by me and I was curious to know if anyone on this list would be interested?
all the best,
Ezra _______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org ( http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/)
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Danny Spitzberg