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Impact of science & technology on society

Hardcover. * Examines the ways that science and technology are integral parts of, and are influenced by, the society in which they exist. * Shows how groups and organizations in power shape developments in technoscience, and how new developments affect people differently depending on class, race, gender and location. Series: Key Themes in Sociology. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631231813
ISBN
9780631231813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.70

Paperback. * Examines the ways that science and technology are integral parts of, and are influenced by, the society in which they exist. * Shows how groups and organizations in power shape developments in technoscience, and how new developments affect people differently depending on class, race, gender and location. Series: Key Themes in Sociology. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10. BIC Classification: JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631231820
ISBN
9780631231820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.65

Paperback. * The first book to explore the social meaning of the 'always on' webcam and the role it has come to play in our lives. * Using case studies from the UK and Trinidad and Tobago, the authors examine how webcams have become an integral part of people's everyday life. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745671475
ISBN
9780745671475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.29

Hardcover. * The first book to explore the social meaning of the 'always on' webcam and the role it has come to play in our lives. * Using case studies from the UK and Trinidad and Tobago, the authors examine how webcams have become an integral part of people's everyday life. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745671468
ISBN
9780745671468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.77

Paperback. For six hundred years, the nations of Europe and North America have periodically attempted to coerce, invade, or conquer other societies. They have relied on their superior technology to do so, yet these technologies have not always guaranteed success. This title examines Western imperialism's complex relationship with technology. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 halftones. 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; KCZ; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154329
ISBN
9780691154329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.27

For six hundred years, the nations of Europe and North America have periodically attempted to coerce, invade, or conquer other societies. This title examines Western imperialism's complex relationship with technology, from the first Portuguese ships that ventured down the coast of Africa in the 1430s to America's conflicts in the Middle East. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 408 pages, 20 halftones. 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; KCZ; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139333
ISBN
9780691139333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.67
€ 53.85

Paperback. Scrutinizes the fundamental myths that have guided the formulation of science policy for half a century myths that serve the professional and political interests of the scientific community, but often fail to advance the interests of society as a whole. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; JPQB; PDR; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566394161
ISBN
9781566394161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.19

Paperback. Darin Barney takes a piercing, nuanced look at how communication technologies are changing democratic life in Canada, and whether technological mediation of political communication has an effect on political practice. Series: Canadian Democratic Audit. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPHV; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780774811835
ISBN
9780774811835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Barney, Darin (University of Ottawa); Coleman, Gabriella; Ross, Christine; Sterne, Jonathan (McGill University USA); Tembeck, Tamar. Series: Electronic Mediations (Paperback). BIC Classification: JFD; PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816697717
ISBN
9780816697717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.28

Paperback. .
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262533164
ISBN
9780262533164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.48

Paperback. Offers an introduction to the world of women and men who did the hard computational labor of science. This book tells us about the surveyors of the French Revolution, describes the calculating machines of Charles Babbage, and guides readers through the Great Depression to marvel at the giant computing room of the Works Progress Administration. Num Pages: 424 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX; TBX; UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133829
ISBN
9780691133829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.00
€ 39.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; JPA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226147635
ISBN
9780226147635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.59

Hardback. Offers professional and executive-level insight into trends and potential technological advances in the field of medicine. This book covers topics ranging from: fundamental advances in computing and administration, research, nursing, and patient care delivery to non-invasive surgery, bio-molecular therapies, bionics, and more. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: MBG; MBP; PDR; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787957377
ISBN
9780787957377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.24

Hardback. Argues that computers are cultural 'all the way down' - that there is no part of the apparent technological transformation that is not shaped by historical and cultural processes, or that escapes existing cultural politics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032927
ISBN
9780674032927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.93

Hardback. Communications and Mobility is a unique, interdisciplinary look at mobility, territory, communication, and transport in the 21st century with extended case studies of three icons of this era: the mobile phone, the migrant, and the container box. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFCD; PDR; UD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405192019
ISBN
9781405192019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.24

Paperback. Communications and Mobility is a unique, interdisciplinary look at mobility, territory, communication, and transport in the 21st century with extended case studies of three icons of this era: the mobile phone, the migrant, and the container box. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFCD; PDR; UD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781405192002
ISBN
9781405192002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.74

Paperback. A richly illustrated introduction to the engineering triumphs that made America modern In this age of microchips and deep space probes, it's hard to imagine life before electricity or passenger trains. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; PDR; PDX; TBC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471140962
ISBN
9780471140962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 103.79

Hardcover. How did the telegraph, a new and revolutionary form of communication, affect diplomats, who tended to resist change? This study, based on multinational research, examines the critical impact of the telegraph on the diplomacy of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: JPSD; PDR; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010352
ISBN
9780674010352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.44
€ 55.27

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KJC; KJM; PDR; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 304 x 26. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633691728
ISBN
9781633691728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.95

Hardcover. Examining the impact of digital media on surveillance, power and people's capacity for action, this book explores how people act, and are acted upon, in an increasingly connected world. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230278158
ISBN
9780230278158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.88

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