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Impact of science & technology on society
Hardback. To ordinary people, science used to seem infallible. Scientists were heroes, selflessly pursuing knowledge for the common good. More recently, a series of scientific scandals, frauds and failures have led us to question science s pre-eminence. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JHB; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745682037
- ISBN
- 9780745682037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
Paperback. What does it mean to be an expert? This book offers a fresh perspective on the role of expertise in the practice of science and the public evaluation of technology. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8 halftones, 6 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226113616
- ISBN
- 9780226113616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.57
€ 37.57
Paperback. To ordinary people, science used to seem infallible. Scientists were heroes, selflessly pursuing knowledge for the common good. More recently, a series of scientific scandals, frauds and failures have led us to question science s pre-eminence. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white halftones, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHB; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 124 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745682044
- ISBN
- 9780745682044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.88
€ 15.88
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471135262
- ISBN
- 9781471135262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226046013
- ISBN
- 9780226046013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Hardback. Shows the multifaceted and interactive character of the relationship between science and technology on the one hand, and business and innovation on the other. This book explores this non-linear relationship through a selection of case studies and discusses its implications for science as well as for business. Series: International Business & Management. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJK; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848554740
- ISBN
- 9781848554740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.10
€ 133.10
Hardcover. An exploration of the evolution of political complexity and centralizaton in Hunza, a remote high-mountain kingdom in the western Karakoram mountains. The study follows the argument that the rise of the Hunza state is linked to the construction of Hunza's large-scale irrigation works. Num Pages: 198 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLL; HBTP; JHM; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761802044
- ISBN
- 9780761802044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.00
€ 82.00
Paperback. A study of the intimate relationship between science, colonialism, and the modern nation. It explores the complexities, contradictions, and profound importance of this relationship in the history of the subcontinent. It reveals how science served simultaneously as an instrument of empire and as a symbol of liberty, progress, and universal reason. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTQ; HBTR; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691004532
- ISBN
- 9780691004532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.35€ 51.34
€ 65.35
€ 51.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JW; PDR; PDX; TGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349398768
- ISBN
- 9781349398768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; TBX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780748641
- ISBN
- 9781780748641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 illus; 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPVK; JPW; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144209
- ISBN
- 9780231144209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.56€ 80.25
€ 104.56
€ 80.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; RGW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0015907
- ISBN
- 9781847087089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.95€ 5.99
€ 77.95
€ 5.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; RGW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847087096
- ISBN
- 9781847087096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. The life of Matvei Petrovich Bronstein (1906-1938) was closely intertwined with the social, historical and scientific context of one of the most tragic and intriguing periods of Russian history. This book examines the man and his times. Translator(s): Levina, V. M. Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics. Num Pages: 198 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: BGT; PDR; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Edition
- 1994
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034801997
- ISBN
- 9783034801997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Num Pages: 260 pages, 124 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJZ; PDR; TBX; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319214634
- ISBN
- 9783319214634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.78
€ 48.78
Hardcover. Brock traces the complex history of the second information revolution, from its roots in World War II through to the bursting bubble of the internet economy, explaining that it sprang from an interdependent series of technological advances, entrepreneurial innovations and changes to public policy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBT; KNTT; KNTX; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011786
- ISBN
- 9780674011786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.17€ 70.41
€ 77.17
€ 70.41
Paperback. How have shifts in power and in assumptions about knowledge affected scientific practice? Who controls the new technologies, and how are moral and professional issues addressed during a time of global change? This work explores such questions of relevance in the current scientific climate. Editor(s): Marcus, George E. Series: Late Editions: Cultural Studies for the End of the Century S. Num Pages: 570 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: JHM; PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 570
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226504445
- ISBN
- 9780226504445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.67
€ 47.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. What hope will there be for us when computers take over most of the tasks that people now get paid to do? Humans are Underrated shows us we must look to unlikely places, learn from the best, and cultivate the human abilities that make us unique. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857886603
- ISBN
- 9781857886603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
The Gene Revolution and Global Food Security: Biotechnology Innovation...
Gehl Sampath, Padmashree, Oyeyinka, Banji
Hardcover. Using the concept of innovation capacity, this book, using recent field data from countries in Asia and Africa, competently demonstrates how biotechnology can contribute to sustainable economic development. The approach articulates the imperative for developing countries to build up specific capabilities backed up by policies and institutions. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; PDR; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230228825
- ISBN
- 9780230228825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Hardback. This book encourages thoughtful technological innovation while remaining conscious of its positive and negative consequences for society, presenting a method to help innovators anticipate consequences, minimize resistance, and enhance acceptance. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDR; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137548689
- ISBN
- 9781137548689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.42
€ 138.42