Impact of science & technology on society
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Impact of science & technology on society
Hardback. Science occupies an ambiguous space in contemporary society. Scientific research is championed in relation to tackling environmental issues and diseases such as cancer and dementia, and science has made important contributions to today s knowledge economies and knowledge societies. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662244
- ISBN
- 9780745662244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.05
€ 73.05
Paperback. The age of information, media and virtuality is transforming many aspects of human experience. This is an investigation of the postmodern world which critically examines a wide range of contemporary cultural practices. The author contends that postmodern culture is full of creative possibilities. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 354 pages, 13 colour plates, 122 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDR; U. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 184 x 24. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226791593
- ISBN
- 9780226791593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.00€ 37.14
€ 42.00
€ 37.14
Paperback. In this second volume of The Information Age trilogy, with an extensive new preface following the recent global economic crisis, Manuel Castells deals with the social, political, and cultural dynamics associated with the technological transformation of our societies and with the globalization of the economy. Series: Information Age Series. Num Pages: 584 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 584
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196871
- ISBN
- 9781405196871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.68
€ 38.68
Paperback. A little over a decade since its first publication, the hypotheses set out in Manuel Castells' groundbreaking trilogy have largely been verified. In a substantial new preface to the first volume in the series, Castells demonstrates, in the light of major world trends, how the network society has now fully risen on a global scale. Series: Information Age Series. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196864
- ISBN
- 9781405196864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.57
€ 38.57
Paperback. This final volume in Manuel Castells' trilogy studies the key defining processes taking place in the last decade of the 20th century as an expression of the crises resulting from the transition between the old industrial society and the emerging global network society. Series: Information Age Series. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196888
- ISBN
- 9781405196888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.02
€ 42.02
Hardcover. Contemporary culture offer contradictory views of the internet and new media technologies, painting them in extremes of optimistic enthusiasm and pessimistic concern. This book explores such representations, uncovering the roots of our cultural responses to the internet, centred upon a profoundly ambivalent reaction to technological modernity. Num Pages: 122 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR; UYV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137436689
- ISBN
- 9781137436689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardback. This book investigates what 'technology' is, what it helps us to do, and what it forces us to consider about our experience of being in the world. Using e-readers, such as the Kindle and iPad, as a case study, this work argues that the use of technology is more complicated and more human than public discussion often gives it credit for. Series: New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137377852
- ISBN
- 9781137377852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Paperback. This study examines the role of technological innovation during the rise of social groups in the Middle Ages Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 224 pages, plates. BIC Classification: PDG; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195002669
- ISBN
- 9780195002669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.44
€ 26.44
Paperback. Who are we, and how do we relate to each other? Luciano Floridi argues that the explosive developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is changing the answer to these fundamental human questions. Are our technologies going to enable and empower us, or constrain us? Num Pages: 272 pages, Approx 22 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198743934
- ISBN
- 9780198743934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Hardback. An exploration of how we share experiences in a connected digital age, and the collision of new technology and outdated business models. Series: Music Pro Guides. Num Pages: 180 pages, One eight-page color insert. BIC Classification: KNT; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781495064814
- ISBN
- 9781495064814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.91
€ 43.91
paperback. Drawing upon art, science, philosophy, and the history of culture, this title explains the origin of the machine age and traces its social results, asserting that the development of modern technology had its roots in the Middle Ages rather than the Industrial Revolution. Num Pages: 522 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDR; PDX; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 522
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226550275
- ISBN
- 9780226550275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.12
€ 33.99
€ 27.12
Hardcover. New technologies may have transformed human societies, but not much has been written on how they are impacting people in Africa and other developing regions, in terms of how they use technology to enhance their socioeconomic conditions in everyday life. This book critically examines these issues from theoretical, practical and policy perspectives. Series: Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137389329
- ISBN
- 9781137389329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.87
€ 67.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 44 figures, 13 tables. BIC Classification: JFDV; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262526166
- ISBN
- 9780262526166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.55
€ 21.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. But what does it feel like to be four-dimensional? How do digital technologies influence the rhythms of our thoughts, the style and tilt of our consciousness? What new sensitivities and sensibilities are emerging with our exposure to the delights, sorrows and anxieties of a networked world? This is a portrait of life in a digital landscape. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099591894
- ISBN
- 9780099591894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.31
€ 11.99
€ 10.31
Hardback. This book discusses three possible human enhancement paradigms and explores how each involves different values, uses of technology, and different degrees and kinds of ethical concerns. A new framework is advanced that promotes technological innovation that serves the improvement of the human condition in a respectful and sustainable way. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDA; PDR; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137402233
- ISBN
- 9781137402233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.20
€ 67.20
Paperback. A groundbreaking study of one of the most crucial yet least understood issues of the twenty-first century: the governance of the Internet and its content Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ; UTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300212525
- ISBN
- 9780300212525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.60
€ 30.99
€ 22.60
Hardcover. Edited by three of the world's leading authorities on the psychology of technology, this new handbook provides a thoughtful and evidence-driven examination of contemporary technology's impact on society and human behavior. Editor(s): Rosen, Larry D., PH.D.; Cheever, Nancy; Carrier, L. Mark. Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMH; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 252 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118772027
- ISBN
- 9781118772027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.55
€ 175.55
Hardback. Revolutions in Book Publishing uses dynamic methods to examine the evolution of the industry's transition from physical place to cyber space, analyzing the latest effects of technological innovations on the industry as well as their influence on distribution channels, market structure, and conduct of the industry. Num Pages: 166 pages, 9 figures, 45 tables. BIC Classification: KJVP; KNTP; KNTX1; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137576200
- ISBN
- 9781137576200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.92€ 50.69
€ 57.92
€ 50.69
Hardcover. Series: Leonardo Book Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 54 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ8; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 12. .
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262035729
- ISBN
- 9780262035729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.23
€ 49.99
€ 44.23
Paperback. A movement emerges to challenge the tightening of intellectual property law around the world. Editor(s): Krikorian, Gaelle; Kapczynski, Amy. Num Pages: 646 pages, 61 b&w illus. BIC Classification: LNR; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 41. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 646
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951962
- ISBN
- 9781890951962
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.39
€ 36.99
€ 27.39
Hardback. This book challenges the role of scientists in policy making and the idea of deliberative democracy. The author argues that awareness must increase among both politicians and the citizens who elect them. We must revitalise the decision-making processes in representative democracy. The book proposes new institutional structures. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPQB; PDR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230542174
- ISBN
- 9780230542174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.33
€ 68.33
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739181508
- ISBN
- 9780739181508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.04
€ 115.04
Paperback. This book examines current theory, methods, and ethics underlying global trends in involving publics in the governance of new technologies. Editor(s): O'Doherty, Kieran; Einsiedel, Edna F. Num Pages: 712 pages, 18 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: JF; JPQB; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774824613
- ISBN
- 9780774824613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.19
€ 36.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: JFF; PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 169 x 34. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610395281
- ISBN
- 9781610395281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.07
€ 33.99
€ 23.07