Impact of science & technology on society
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Impact of science & technology on society
Paperback. "Magisterial.. Draws an elegant and illuminating parallel between the late-19th-century electrification of America and today's computing world."-Salon Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393345223
- ISBN
- 9780393345223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.84
€ 27.99
€ 24.84
Hardcover. A freewheeling, sharp-shooting indictment of a tech-besotted culture. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393254549
- ISBN
- 9780393254549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.62
€ 27.99
€ 24.62
Hardcover. In The Paradox of Progress, Nicholas Agar challenges the central claims of 'radical optimism': that technological progress will automatically make us happier and healthier. Using recent psychological studies about human well-being, he instead presents a more realistic approach to understand the positive and negative issues that progress brings. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford New York
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198717058
- ISBN
- 9780198717058
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.83
€ 34.99
€ 34.83
Paperback. Sharing is central to how we live today: it is what we do online; it is a model of economic behaviour; and it is also a type of therapeutic talk. Sharing embodies positive values such as empathy, communication, fairness, openness and equality. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662510
- ISBN
- 9780745662510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.54
€ 24.54
Paperback. This text explores the relationship between race and technology. From Indian H-1B workers and Detroit techno music to karaoke and the Chicano interneta, this book uses case studies to document the use of technology - rupturing stereotypes such as Asian whizz kids and black technophobes. Editor(s): Nelson, Alondra; Tu, Thuy Linh N.; Hines, Alicia Headlam. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814736043
- ISBN
- 9780814736043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. In Bioinsecurities Neel Ahuja shows how twentieth-century U.S. imperial expansion was dependent on controlling the spread of disease through the transformation of humans, animals, bacteria, and viruses into living theaters of warfare and securitization. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; JFSL4; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360483
- ISBN
- 9780822360483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.15
€ 110.15
Paperback. In Bioinsecurities Neel Ahuja shows how twentieth-century U.S. imperial expansion was dependent on controlling the spread of disease through the transformation of humans, animals, bacteria, and viruses into living theaters of warfare and securitization. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; JFSL4; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360636
- ISBN
- 9780822360636
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.67
€ 36.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Online and mobile technologies are profoundly influencing how we read and write, speak and listen, but not in the ways you might suppose. Always On draws upon a decade of research to reveal how instant messaging, cell phones, multitasking, Facebook, blogs, and internet search functions are reshaping social interaction and written culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: CFB; GTC; JFD; JFFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199735440
- ISBN
- 9780199735440
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Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. In Words Onscreen, Naomi Baron offers a fascinating and timely look at how technology affects the way we read. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: CB; CFC; CFF; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 351 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190624163
- ISBN
- 9780190624163
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Condition: New
€ 29.00
€ 29.00
Paperback. The troubling story of how a cadre of influential scientists have clouded public understanding of scientific facts to advance a political and economic agenda. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDR; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming. 368 pages, Illustrations. The troubling story of how a cadre of influential scientists have clouded public understanding of scientific facts to advance a political and economic agenda. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFMG; PDR; RNPG. Dimension: 142 x 197 x 23. Weight: 252.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408824832
- ISBN
- 9781408824832
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.88
€ 19.99
€ 14.88
Paperback. This book develops a fresh perspective on everyday forms of engagement, one that foregrounds the role of objects, technologies and settings in democracy. Examining a range of devices, from smart meters to eco-homes, the book sets out new concepts and methods for analyzing the relations between participation, innovation and the environment. Num Pages: 232 pages, 9 figures. BIC Classification: JPA; JPVH1; PDR; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137480736
- ISBN
- 9781137480736
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Condition: New
€ 71.86
€ 71.86
Paperback. Translator(s): Jagne, Mamsait. Num Pages: 138 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSJ; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 135 x 191 x 9. Weight in Grams: 156. The Role of Youth and ICTS in Changing Africa. 138 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSJ; PDR. Dimension: 135 x 191 x 9. Weight: 156. Translator(s): Jagne, Mamsait.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pambazuka Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857490315
- ISBN
- 9780857490315
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.61
€ 19.99
€ 18.61
Hardcover. Editor(s): Purzer, Senay; Strobel, Johannes; Cardella, Monica E. Num Pages: 457 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JNA; JNU; PDR; TBC; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 196 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1111.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536914
- ISBN
- 9781557536914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.21
€ 95.21
Hardcover. The fascinating stories behind their design, construction, and marketing reveal in rich detail how these buildings became cultural symbols that shaped the urban landscape. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 48, 46 black & white halftones, 1 black & white halftones, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; PDR; PDX; RGL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899874
- ISBN
- 9780801899874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.00€ 59.24
€ 63.00
€ 59.24
Paperback. The fascinating stories behind their design, construction, and marketing reveal in rich detail how these buildings became cultural symbols that shaped the urban landscape. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 46 black & white halftones, 1 black & white halftones, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; PDR; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419923
- ISBN
- 9781421419923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.28
€ 40.99
€ 34.28
Hardback. In a world of giddy celebrants and dire detractors, Milad Doueihi speaks with measured authority about what the rise of digital culture means. He ranges from literacy, citizenship, digital subjectivity, and social networks to texts, archiving, storage, and copyright--offering a rare view of the emerging digital space. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; PDR; UB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055247
- ISBN
- 9780674055247
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.46
€ 27.99
€ 25.46
Hardcover. Terrorism, poverty, ecological meltdown, climate change, pandemics - this is the background noise we have all learnt to live with. But what if all these things could be laid at our own feet? Our society is moving faster than ever, yet it's filled with risk. This book discusses about causes of these issues and what we can do about them. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: KJWX; PDR; RNT; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 345. Clean copy. Fine in dust jacket. DJ has minor wear and tear to edges, but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0001884
- ISBN
- 9781840468014
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Spokesman Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851248493
- ISBN
- 9780851248493
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Condition: New
€ 15.40
€ 15.40
hardcover. Insurgency Online shows that online activism is a ripe, new territory for non-governmental actors to raise awareness and develop support around the world. Series: Digital Futures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JPW; PDR; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802087478
- ISBN
- 9780802087478
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Condition: New
€ 91.27
€ 91.27
paperback. Now available in paperback following huge critical acclaim. In a frank, edgy and entertaining style that pulls no punches, Michael Stebbins says what most scientists and politicians are afraid to about what research can and, perhaps more importantly, cannot deliver. He debunks the myths surrounding some of the most controversial topics in science. Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 461.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230521124
- ISBN
- 9780230521124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.68
€ 39.68
Paperback. This book revolutionises our understanding of what it means to be human in the digital age. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; PDR; UBJ; UD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631492778
- ISBN
- 9781631492778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.74
€ 18.99
€ 17.74
Paperback. The two faces of biotechnology are revealed throughout to show the promises and perils associated with a range of innovations. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774811347
- ISBN
- 9780774811347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.12
€ 36.12
Paperback. Editor(s): Keren, Michael; Hawkins, Richard. Series: Cultural Dialectics. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- AU Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771990332
- ISBN
- 9781771990332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. In this fun, informative book, a scientist demonstrates how intelligence and faith can-and should-go hand in hand. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 170
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780785287896
- ISBN
- 9780785287896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.21
€ 18.99
€ 17.21