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Mumford

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Mum·ford  (mmfrd), Lewis 1895-1990.
American social critic and writer whose works, such as The Culture of Cities (1938) and The Conduct of Life (1951), decry dehumanizing technology and call for a return to humanitarian and moral values.

Mumford [ˈmʌmfəd]
n
(Biographies / Mumford, Lewis (1895-1990) M, US, SOCIAL SCIENCE: sociologist) Lewis. 1895-1990, US sociologist, whose works are chiefly concerned with the relationship between man and his environment. They include The City in History (1962) and Roots of Contemporary Architecture (1972)


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