Impact of science & technology on society
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Impact of science & technology on society
Paperback. The role of science in policymaking has gained unprecedented stature in the United States, raising questions about the place of science and scientific expertise in the democratic process. This title contends that the moral responsibilities of scientists require the consideration of values even at the heart of science. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822960263
- ISBN
- 9780822960263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.78
€ 69.78
Hardcover. An exploration of the evolution of political complexity and centralizaton in Hunza, a remote high-mountain kingdom in the western Karakoram mountains. The study follows the argument that the rise of the Hunza state is linked to the construction of Hunza's large-scale irrigation works. Num Pages: 198 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLL; HBTP; JHM; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761802044
- ISBN
- 9780761802044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.38
€ 80.38
Hardcover. Terrorism, poverty, ecological meltdown, climate change, pandemics - this is the background noise we have all learnt to live with. But what if all these things could be laid at our own feet? Our society is moving faster than ever, yet it's filled with risk. This book discusses about causes of these issues and what we can do about them. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: KJWX; PDR; RNT; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 345. Clean copy. Fine in dust jacket. DJ has minor wear and tear to edges, but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0001884
- ISBN
- 9781840468014
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 15 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 5S; APFA; JFD; JFSK; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253024558
- ISBN
- 9780253024558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.83
€ 29.83
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
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Series: Acting with Technology. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1H; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262017367
- ISBN
- 9780262017367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.31
€ 49.99
€ 44.31
Paperback. Living in the Labyrinth of Technology argues that the twenty-first century will be dominated by a pattern of re-creating human life in the image of technology unless society intervenes on human (as opposed to technical) terms. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802048790
- ISBN
- 9780802048790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.99
€ 51.99
€ 46.99
Hardcover. The advancement of technology and of Internet commerce in a globalized market means that traditional methods and tools for accounting and logistics no longer suffice. This book focuses on developments taking place in the market, and how new technology effects commerce. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJE; KJMV8; PDR; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 34. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333949634
- ISBN
- 9780333949634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.72
€ 128.72
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.21
€ 23.21
Hardcover. Behavior genetics has always been a breeding ground for controversies. From the "criminal chromosome" to the "gay gene," claims about the influence of genes like these have led to often vitriolic national debates about race, class, and inequality. The author traces the field of behavior genetics back to its origins in the 1950s. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226058313
- ISBN
- 9780226058313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.34€ 78.69
€ 93.34
€ 78.69
Paperback. Behavior genetics has always been a breeding ground for controversies. From the "criminal chromosome" to the "gay gene," claims about the influence of genes like these have led to often vitriolic national debates about race, class, and inequality. The author traces the field of behavior genetics back to its origins in the 1950s. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226058450
- ISBN
- 9780226058450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.00€ 25.81
€ 28.00
€ 25.81
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
€ 36.99
€ 29.59
Hardcover. How did one create and maintain for oneself the persona of scientist at the beginning of the twentieth century? What special conditions bore upon scientific women, and on married women in particular? This book provides a composite picture not only of the making of Marie Curie, but the making of modern science itself. Series: Science-Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226235844
- ISBN
- 9780226235844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.34€ 79.41
€ 93.34
€ 79.41
Paperback. This work uses a collective analysis of Albert Borgmann's controversial ideas as a jumping-off point from which to address questions about the role and significance of technology in our lives. Contributors apply Borgmann's theories to areas such as film, design and ecological restoration. Editor(s): Higgs, Eric (Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Alberta, Canada); Light, Andrew (Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies, State University of New York, USA); Strong, David (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Rocky Mountain College, USA). Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226333878
- ISBN
- 9780226333878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.00€ 37.14
€ 42.00
€ 37.14
Paperback. How have shifts in power and in assumptions about knowledge affected scientific practice? Who controls the new technologies, and how are moral and professional issues addressed during a time of global change? This work explores such questions of relevance in the current scientific climate. Editor(s): Marcus, George E. Series: Late Editions: Cultural Studies for the End of the Century S. Num Pages: 570 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: JHM; PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 570
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226504445
- ISBN
- 9780226504445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.00€ 37.67
€ 42.00
€ 37.67
Hardcover. Mark Monmonier looks at the increased use of geographic data, satellite imagery, and location tracking across a wide range of fields. Could these diverse forms of geographic monitoring, he asks, lead to grave consequences for society? Num Pages: 264 pages, 7halftones, 58line drawings. BIC Classification: JPV; PDR; PDZ; RGW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226534275
- ISBN
- 9780226534275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.34€ 44.70
€ 51.34
€ 44.70
paperback. "Can a country claim to have its own genetic material?" Rabinow demonstrates that the answer to this question is far from simple. The work is cross-disciplinary, marrying news events, science and philosophical analysis to see how past events influenced current thinking. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PSAK; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226701516
- ISBN
- 9780226701516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.01
€ 36.99
€ 30.01
Hardback. Beginning with a look at the activities and technologies that connect most people to the surveillance matrix, from Facebook to identification cards to GPS devices in our cars, the authors invite readers to critically explore surveillance as it relates to issues of law, power, freedom, and inequality. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: JFFU; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226924434
- ISBN
- 9780226924434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.34€ 78.29
€ 93.34
€ 78.29
Paperback. Beginning with a look at the activities and technologies that connect most people to the surveillance matrix, from Facebook to identification cards to GPS devices in our cars, the authors invite readers to critically explore surveillance as it relates to issues of law, power, freedom, and inequality. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: JFFU; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226924441
- ISBN
- 9780226924441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.88
€ 30.99
€ 24.88
Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 illus; 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPVK; JPW; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144209
- ISBN
- 9780231144209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.67€ 79.32
€ 102.67
€ 79.32