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Impact of science & technology on society

Hardcover. With implications that go to the core of what it means to be human, the issues raised by genetic manipulation especially cloning have sparked a passionate debate among governmental, religious, and scientific quarters, as well as the media and the general public. This work covers this topic. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDR; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471206477
ISBN
9780471206477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.06

Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KLSB; KCM; PDR; RGB; RGCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 221.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319310220
ISBN
9783319310220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.34

Hardback. We all are aware that technology measures us, affects our lives and shapes our behaviour. This book explains how and why. It frames debates about information technology within world politic and provides a unique and timely look at the rise of digital power. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JP; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044066
ISBN
9781849044066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 35 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AGN; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 268 x 31. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823269563
ISBN
9780823269563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823272778
ISBN
9780823272778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.97

paperback. * Gives an up--to--date analysis of the relations between gender and technology * Deals with popular themes such as Donna Harraway's work on "cyborgs" * Provides a continuation to the arguments that Wajcman made in her previous Polity book Feminism Confronts Technology. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780745630441
ISBN
9780745630441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.28

Paperback. Addresses the collective fascination with digital technologies. This title collects the essays that remind us that some of the most disruptive technologies come from beyond the digital world. Editor(s): Dibbell, Julian. Series: Best Technology Writing. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300165586
ISBN
9780300165586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.54

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

€ 22.26

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. This volume examines three critical debates of post-industrial society: culture and technology, information society, and postmodernism. It aims to provide theoretical and methodological underpinnings for the analysis and design of information, communication and multimedia technologies. Editor(s): Gill, Karamjit S. Series: Human-Centred Systems. Num Pages: 390 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540760368
ISBN
9783540760368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.01

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

€ 30.99
€ 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

€ 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

€ 33.99
€ 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

Hardback. Spracklen explores the impact of the internet on leisure and leisure studies, examining the ways in which digital leisure spaces and activities have become part of everyday leisure. Covering a range of issues from social media and file-sharing to romance on the Internet, this book presents new theoretical directions for digital leisure. Series: Leisure Studies in a Global Era. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JHBS; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137405869
ISBN
9781137405869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.76

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. Student Edition Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AK; PDR; TBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852337698
ISBN
9781852337698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 142.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 136 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JFFS; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 329.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319475837
ISBN
9783319475837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

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

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