Landscape of Caste Landscape of Caste Mines (miners) Hunters Woodsmen Herdsmen Peasants Fishermen ‘Transmission of craft-knowledge created occupational castes’ (64) Shift from hierarchy of peasants and herdsmen through trade and power Tools: stones for tools, construction, weapons (first efficient tool – miner’s hammer ‘ein Faustel.’
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Landscape of Caste Landscape of Caste
Mines (miners)
Hunters
Woodsmen
Herdsmen
Peasants
Fishermen
‘Transmission of craft-knowledge created occupational castes’ (64) Shift from
hierarchy of peasants and herdsmen through trade and power
• Woodsmen—wood for fuel, lathe, ax, Woodsmen—wood for fuel, lathe, ax, • Hunters—hammerhead, knife—pre-war, Hunters—hammerhead, knife—pre-war, • Miners—metals, organic energy (coal), Miners—metals, organic energy (coal),
luxury items (gold, minerals) ‘assault on luxury items (gold, minerals) ‘assault on physical environment’ (isn’t this what physical environment’ (isn’t this what many forms of energy do?) many forms of energy do?)
• Materials produced from mine used for Materials produced from mine used for warfare, use brute force. Melting, warfare, use brute force. Melting, breakingbreaking
• Mines are for men, practices of mine affect Mines are for men, practices of mine affect the miner (psyche) the miner (psyche)
Mining: A Barbaric History Mining: A Barbaric History ‘Mine: blast: dump: crush: extract: exhaust—there was indeed something devilish and sinister about the whole business. Life flourishes finally only in an environment of the living.’
• Importance of military uniformsImportance of military uniforms
- Louis XIV - Louis XIV First large scale First large scale demand demand
of standardized goodsof standardized goods
Effects of National Effects of National ArmiesArmies
“ “ War is not only the health of War is not only the health of the State: it is the health of the the State: it is the health of the machine, too.”machine, too.”
-Lewis Mumford-Lewis Mumford
Drill and DeteriorationDrill and Deterioration
• Soldiers are victims of simplificationSoldiers are victims of simplification
• Machine like approach = lack of Machine like approach = lack of intelligence and adaptationintelligence and adaptation
• ““To soldier” = withhold efficiency in To soldier” = withhold efficiency in workwork
Post War Love and Post War Love and WastefulnessWastefulness
• Need for luxuriesNeed for luxuries
• Women give up their bodies in Women give up their bodies in response to their loved one returningresponse to their loved one returning
• Men in return, must glorify the women Men in return, must glorify the women with luxuries (need for cheap, mass with luxuries (need for cheap, mass produced inferior materials)produced inferior materials)
Mars and VenusMars and Venus
Fantasies into MachinesFantasies into Machines
• Steam Engine used to operate the organSteam Engine used to operate the organ
• ““The spirit of play enfranchised the The spirit of play enfranchised the mechanical imagination.”– Lewis mechanical imagination.”– Lewis MumfordMumford
Productive DriveProductive Drive
• Acquiring money = moving out of Acquiring money = moving out of one’s classone’s class
• The Palace was Heaven—sacrednessThe Palace was Heaven—sacredness
• Theory of the New AgeTheory of the New Age
What does this have to do What does this have to do withwith energy ? energy ?• Soldiers = machinesSoldiers = machines
• Growing need to supply power to Growing need to supply power to “toys”“toys”
• **Wartime = Lack of man power in **Wartime = Lack of man power in factories** = need for machinesfactories** = need for machines