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Chasing Automation will be compelling to a specialized niche of readers interested in labor history, information technology, and political history and those interested in the early history of the information economy.

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Jerry Prout's detailed and nuanced study fills a gap in the literature about the politics and policy of labor, the workplace, and technological change in the twentieth century. Because Americans are almost certain to face another automation wave in the future, perhaps from artificial intelligence and driverless cars and trucks, Prout's well-documented study will be essential reading.

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TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE