Neo Luddite Annotated Bibliographies





Book source

Bailey, Brian J. (1998). The Luddite Rebellion. New York: New York University Press.
This book is very good and extremely easy to read. It includes a bibliography for primary and secondary sources. I would definately recommend this book to someone who wants to learn about the luddites in a timely fashion.



Book source

Reid, Robert. (1986). Land of Lost Content. Great Britain: St Edmundsbury Press Ltd.
Reid gives a ton of information on the luddite revolt of 1812. This book is very accurate and precise. It is a very reliable source for information. Its bibliographies are extensive and simple to track. It is moderately difficult to read, so no one should have much trouble understanding the stories.



Paperbound scholarly journal source

(1996). The Luddites Lost Leader. The Economist, Vol 339(7961), p28
This article is a about the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski and his suspected ties to a luddite group FC. It goes on to tell about a Neo-Luddite leader named Kilpatrick Sale. This article also mentions some of his books. This was a very easy read and I think it is meant for all readers.



Print newspaper

Pascal, Zachary. Digital Age Spawns 'Neo-Luddite' Movement. (1996, April 12) The Wall Street Journal, pB1, pB3.
This article describes the lives of luddites in the digital age. It tells of how some modern luddites thre away their radios and TV's in order to make their statement. This article is easy to read, and very reliable.



Scholarly online journal source

Lindholdt, Paul. (1997). Luddism and Its Discontents. American Quarterly ,49.4 pp.866-873. Retrieved November 20, 2000 from Muse online database.
Book review of Rebels Against the Future: The Luddites and Their War on the Industrial Revolution: Lessons for the Computer Age by Kirkpatrick Sale. Extremely reliable.



Multimedia source

Audio/Video Cclips of Ted Kaczynski. (1996)CNN Interactive Video Almanac. http://www.cnn.com/resources/video.almanac/1996/index.html#unabomb/
I found many A/V clips on my topic at this site. There are also clips for other topics categorized by year. The files come in a standard format and they are of resonable size. This site is for anyone that may want to view a piece of history on their computer.


Reliable web site source

Interview with the Luddite (1995, June). Wired, 3.06. 2000, November 16, from the World Wide Web: http://www.wirednews.com/wired/archive/3.06/saleskelly_pr.html
This interview is between Kevin Kelly and Kilpatrick Sale a leader of the Neo-Luddites. Kelly gives an objective and unbiased interview. A lot of questions get answered. Sale is an authority on Luddites and Neo-Luddites. Sale answers questions about the Neo-Luddites from a Neo-Luddite point of view, which is very important.



Traditional paper source

Friedman, Harvey. (1995). Luddites. In Encyclopedia Americana: 100th Anniversary ed. (Vol. 17, pp.836-837)
This encyclopedia was very informative. It tells us briefly about the Luddites and their mysterious origin. This entry is very reliable.



Online source

The Neo-Luddite Movement (http://www.neo-luddites.com/)(http://www.neo-luddites.com/).
This is a very creative website. There is a funny java applet that says your computer and browser are much too modern for this site. The information provided here accurate and up to date. They also answer the question :What technology does a luddite use?



Online source

Terry's Neo Luddite Website (http://www.ensu.ucalgary.ca/~terry/luddite.html).
This is a website created by a guy named Terry. It has a few other luddite links. Its certainly not the best site out there. The info provided here is very good, it all checks out to be true.



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