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Impact of science & technology on society

Paperback. Recent developments in biotechnology and genetic research are raising complex ethical questions concerning the legitimate scope and limits of genetic intervention. Num Pages: 136 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; MBDC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745629872
ISBN
9780745629872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.20

Hardback. In this book Jurgen Habermas - the most influential philosopher and social thinker in Germany today - takes up the question of genetic engineering and its ethical implications and subjects it to careful philosophical scrutiny. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; MBDC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 323.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745629865
ISBN
9780745629865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.12

Paperback. A case study of the development and reception of genomics in the Netherlands. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; MFN; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822345343
ISBN
9780822345343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. This volume models a new path where historicized and cultural accounts of scientific practice retain their specificity and complexity without falling into the traps of cultural essentialism, examining issues that range from the history of quadratic equations in China to the studying of employment discrimination in the social sciences. Editor(s): Chemla, Karine; Keller, Evelyn Fox. Num Pages: 424 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822363569
ISBN
9780822363569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.03
€ 129.31

Paperback. This volume models a new path where historicized and cultural accounts of scientific practice retain their specificity and complexity without falling into the traps of cultural essentialism, examining issues that range from the history of quadratic equations in China to the studying of employment discrimination in the social sciences. Editor(s): Chemla, Karine; Keller, Evelyn Fox. Num Pages: 424 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822363729
ISBN
9780822363729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. One of Karl Popper's most wide-ranging and popular works, it provides the clearest statement of the fundamental idea that guided his work: that our knowledge grows by an unending process of trial and error. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415285940
ISBN
9780415285940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Paperback. Racial and ethnic categories have appeared in recent scientific work in novel ways and in relation to a variety of disciplines: medicine, forensics, population genetics and also developments in popular genealogy. Once again, biology is foregrounded in the discussion of human identity. Editor(s): Schramm, Katharina; Skinner, David; Rottenburg, Richard. Series: Studies of the BioSocial Society. Num Pages: 226 pages, 4 tables and figures. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDR; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 167 x 11. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782386827
ISBN
9781782386827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.58

Paperback.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814732106
ISBN
9780814732106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardcover. Identifies Facial Recognition Technology as an example of the failed technocratic approach to governance, where new technologies are pursued as short-sighted solutions to complex social problems Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 274 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JPVH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814732090
ISBN
9780814732090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.36

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

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

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
162
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739181508
ISBN
9780739181508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.72

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

€ 67.73

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

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

€ 50.99
€ 44.23

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

€ 58.32
€ 50.25

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

€ 177.66

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
€ 22.87

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

€ 66.62

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

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