Impact of science & technology on society
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Impact of science & technology on society
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814741160
- ISBN
- 9780814741160
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.85
€ 32.99
€ 29.85
Hardcover. Num Pages: 390 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602584037
- ISBN
- 9781602584037
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€ 64.90
€ 64.90
Hardcover. The profound impact of information technology on intellectual and cultural life is universally acknowledged. This book considers how the precipitous growth of digital information and its associated technologies transform the ways we think and act. Editor(s): Bartscherer, Thomas; Coover, Roderick. Num Pages: 392 pages, 40 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: AB; JFC; JFD; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 822.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226038308
- ISBN
- 9780226038308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.21€ 89.07
€ 107.21
€ 89.07
Hardcover. Num Pages: 410 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JN; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 186 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1032.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606923603
- ISBN
- 9781606923603
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Condition: New
€ 100.13€ 70.02
€ 100.13
€ 70.02
Paperback. Spanning more than 2000 years, Terry Reynolds's account follows the progression of this labor-saving device from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and America-covering the evolution of the water wheel itself, the development of dams and reservoirs, and the applications of water power. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 474 pages, 153, 153 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; TBX; TGMF2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 26. Weight in Grams: 654.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801872488
- ISBN
- 9780801872488
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.20
€ 40.99
€ 34.20
Hardback. How does everyday life change when electricity becomes available to a group of people for the first time? Why do some groups tend to embrace this icon of development while other groups actively fight against it? This book examines the effects of electricity's arrival in an African, rural community. Num Pages: 16 ills. BIC Classification: 1HFG; JHM; PDR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454951
- ISBN
- 9781845454951
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Condition: New
€ 164.40
€ 164.40
Hardcover. Editor(s): Vargas, Sylvia. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; PDR; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 239 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634824330
- ISBN
- 9781634824330
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Condition: New
€ 261.53€ 194.25
€ 261.53
€ 194.25
Paperback. Presents an exploration of how 21st Century is going to change not just the way we think, but also what we actually think with - our own individual minds. Editor(s): McGrath, Stefan. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226. Light shelf wear, else as new.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KTG0021064
- ISBN
- 9780141008882
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Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Discusses the all-pervading technologies that now surround us, and from which we derive instant information, connected identity, diminished privacy and exceptionally vivid here-and-now experiences. In the author's view they are creating a new environment, with vast implications, because our minds are physically adapting: being rewired. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JMC; JMR; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846044311
- ISBN
- 9781846044311
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. A collection of essays that announces a fresh brand of technology journalism, deeply immersed in the fascinating complexity of digital life. Editor(s): Johnson, Steven. Series: Best Technology Writing. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300154108
- ISBN
- 9780300154108
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.06
€ 31.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: AC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819166784
- ISBN
- 9780819166784
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Condition: New
€ 67.57
€ 67.57
Hardback. This text is intended as an introductory overview of the emergence of Science, Technology and Society Studies (STS) as a field of study, as well as a summary of interests and concerns. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742500662
- ISBN
- 9780742500662
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Condition: New
€ 172.89
€ 172.89
Hardcover. In January 1998 a great ice storm crushed power grids in New York, New England and eastern Canada. In this insider's account of these events, the author describes the destruction of the electric network in his own village and illuminates the relationship between electronic and human connections. Editor(s): Gleason, Prof. Abbott; Taubman, Prof. William. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KLC; JFD; PDR; THRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 436. Very good copy in good dustwrapper. DW has minor shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012782
- ISBN
- 9780300089776
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. In this text, Stanley Aronowitz argues for the decline of "the job" as the backbone of American society. New economic and global technological changes have enabled an emerging culture of cynicism between workers and their employers that threatens social stability and well-being. Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; JHBL; JNA; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742509757
- ISBN
- 9780742509757
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.59
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Paperback. Translator(s): Zylinska, Joanna. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 black & white illustration. BIC Classification: DSA; JFD; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816675777
- ISBN
- 9780816675777
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.38
€ 27.99
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Hardback. Editor(s): Snickars, Pelle; Vonderau, Patrick. Num Pages: 360 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157384
- ISBN
- 9780231157384
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Condition: New
€ 108.39€ 82.78
€ 108.39
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Paperback. The contributors to this book examine how CD-ROMs offer alternatives to familiar places, especially classrooms. They argue that CD-ROMs are complex texts worthy of consideration for how they have changed our understanding of space and genre, and how they will affect the development of future media. Editor(s): Smith, Greg M. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; PDR; UG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814780817
- ISBN
- 9780814780817
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.53
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Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Practical Action Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853399046
- ISBN
- 9781853399046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.75
€ 111.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Practical Action Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853399053
- ISBN
- 9781853399053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.87
€ 33.87
Hardcover. The tools of corporate efficiency - expert systems, databases, and operations management - have improved our lives significantly, but with a cost: they're turning us into mindless drones. This book traces how these IT-intensive management systems have come to dominate our lives, with a profound effect in particular on the middle class. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: KJQ; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465018444
- ISBN
- 9780465018444
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.47
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Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 16 charts, 5 graphs, 4 diagrams. BIC Classification: 1H; KFFK; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- International Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789057270635
- ISBN
- 9789057270635
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.75
€ 24.99
€ 21.75
Paperback. Gives us an account of the fundamental unit of heredity - and a vision of both humanity's past and future. In this book, the story begins in an obscure Augustinian abbey in Moravia in 1856 where a monk stumbles on the idea of a "Unit of heredity". It intersects with Darwin's theory of evolution, and collides with the horrors of Nazi eugenics. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDR; PDX; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099584575
- ISBN
- 9780099584575
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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Paperback. Examines the proliferation of surveillance technologies - such as facial recognition software and digital fingerprinting - that have come to pervade our everyday lives. This book focuses on the ways that the technologies reinforce distinctions of race, class, gender, sexuality, disability, and nationality. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 photos, 11 figures. BIC Classification: JFD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351351
- ISBN
- 9780822351351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.51
€ 33.99
€ 26.51
Hardback. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTC; JFD; JPHV; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199469123
- ISBN
- 9780199469123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25