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Impact of science & technology on society
Paperback. Science in the Service of Human Rights presents a framework for debate on controversial questions surrounding scientific freedom and responsibility by illuminating the many critical points of intersection between human rights and science. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: JPVH; PDR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812221923
- ISBN
- 9780812221923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. What are some of the unexpected consequences of digital information on the 100 billion cells and quadrillion connections inside our brains? This book lets you discover about: The Sex Life of Ideas; Delving Deep Inside Your Head; The Rise of the Screenager; How to Clear a Blocked Brain; and, Why We Are So Afraid of Doing Nothing. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356. How The Digital Age is Changing Our Minds, Why This Matters and What We Can Do About It. 224 pages. What are some of the unexpected consequences of digital information on the 100 billion cells and quadrillion connections inside our brains? This book lets you discover about: The Sex Life of Ideas; Delving Deep Inside Your Head; The Rise of the Screenager; How to Clear a Blocked Brain; and, Why We Are So Afraid of Doing Nothing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDR; VSP. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight: 356.
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857885491
- ISBN
- 9781857885491
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: JFDT; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552664001
- ISBN
- 9781552664001
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.78
€ 30.99
€ 25.78
Paperback. Explores how "digital formations" emerge from the ever-changing intersection of computer-centered technologies and the broad range of social contexts that underlie much of what happens in cyberspace. This book emphasizes the importance of recognizing the specific technical capacities of digital technologies. Editor(s): Latham, Robert; Sassen, Saskia. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119878
- ISBN
- 9780691119878
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Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 46.67
€ 59.21
€ 46.67
Paperback. The new edition of this authoritative introduction to the philosophy of technology includes recent developments in the subject, while retaining the range and depth of its selection of seminal contributions and its much-admired editorial commentary. Editor(s): Scharff, Robert C.; Dusek, Val. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 195 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1240.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 696
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118547250
- ISBN
- 9781118547250
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Condition: New
€ 68.60
€ 68.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408840214
- ISBN
- 9781408840214
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.82
€ 19.99
€ 14.82
Paperback. What are we to make of the information society? Many prominent theorists have argued it to be the most profound and comprehensive transformation of economy, culture and politics since the rise of the industrial way of life in the 18th century. Series: Digital Media and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641805
- ISBN
- 9780745641805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.19
€ 27.19
Hardcover. Focusing on the development of industry standards, this work is an exposition of display systems and applications that cover display timings, interfaces, specifications, measurement procedures and various forms of display control and identification. Series: Wiley Series in Display Technology. Num Pages: 306 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; TB; TJFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 252 x 172 x 23. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471499466
- ISBN
- 9780471499466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.78
€ 156.78
Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, charts and graphs. BIC Classification: KC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Nation Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568585215
- ISBN
- 9781568585215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.51
€ 42.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. Examines how the staggering growth in mobile phone usage is transforming business, politics and daily life in India Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFF; PDR; TJKT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043137
- ISBN
- 9781849043137
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.76
€ 19.99
€ 19.76
Hardback. The Italian Antimafia, New Media, and the Culture of Legality is the first book to examine the online battles between the mafia and its growing cohort of opponents. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; DSB; HBJD; JF; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487501105
- ISBN
- 9781487501105
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Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 halftones, 10 line art illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816646869
- ISBN
- 9780816646869
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.99
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€ 22.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Miller, Ryder W. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- ibooks United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596871434
- ISBN
- 9781596871434
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.47
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€ 9.47
Paperback. Captures the diverse, topical and timely expertise generated by the EU Kids Online project, which brings together 60 researchers in 21 countries across Europe. Editor(s): Livingstone, Sonia; Haddon, Leslie. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFF; JKSB1; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847424389
- ISBN
- 9781847424389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.68
€ 33.99
€ 32.68
Paperback. Series: New Accents. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; JF; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415538381
- ISBN
- 9780415538381
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Condition: New
€ 51.03
€ 51.03
Paperback. A highly contentious, very readable and totally up-to-the-minute investigation of women's natural relationship with modern technology, an association which, Plant argues, will trigger a new sexual revolution. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: GPF; JFFK; PDR; U. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857026986
- ISBN
- 9781857026986
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.45
€ 15.99
€ 11.45
Paperback. Makes the argument that the philosophy and practices of Western science, contrary to its enlightenment mission, work to insure that more science will only worsen the gaps between the best and worst off around the world. Series: Race and Gender in Science Studies S. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073045
- ISBN
- 9780252073045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.15
€ 24.99
€ 23.15
Paperback. Sean Cubitt offers a large scale rethinking of theories of mediation by describing the ecological footprint of media. He investigates the energy, material, and space needed to create, operate, and dispose of electronic devices, and shows how changing how we use media is the only solution to planetary devastation. Series: A Cultural Politics Book. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; PDR; RNK; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 230 x 2. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362920
- ISBN
- 9780822362920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
Hardback. Sean Cubitt offers a large scale rethinking of theories of mediation by describing the ecological footprint of media. He investigates the energy, material, and space needed to create, operate, and dispose of electronic devices, and shows how changing how we use media is the only solution to planetary devastation. Series: A Cultural Politics Book. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; PDR; RNK; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822362814
- ISBN
- 9780822362814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.75
€ 110.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226276526
- ISBN
- 9780226276526
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.69
€ 41.99
€ 32.69
Hardcover. We live in a world increasingly governed by technology-but at what cost? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDR; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393078992
- ISBN
- 9780393078992
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.72
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Paperback. Compares the politics and policy of the life sciences in Britain, Germany, the United States, and in the European Union as a whole. This book shows how public and private actors in each setting evaluated manifestations of biotechnology and tried to reassure themselves about their safety. Num Pages: 392 pages, 3 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: JPQB; PDR; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130422
- ISBN
- 9780691130422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674300620
- ISBN
- 9780674300620
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.10
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€ 39.10
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.40
€ 17.99
€ 13.40