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Impact of science & technology on society

Paperback. Editor(s): Keren, Michael; Hawkins, Richard. Series: Cultural Dialectics. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
AU Press Canada
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771990332
ISBN
9781771990332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230274358
ISBN
9780230274358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.24
€ 124.75

Hardback. Translator(s): Cleary, Heather. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JFCA; JFD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175265
ISBN
9780231175265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.89
€ 64.27

Paperback. Translator(s): Cleary, Heather. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JFCA; JFD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175272
ISBN
9780231175272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.36

Paperback. Demonstrates that technology is affected at a fundamental level by the social context in which it develops. This book features arguments about the relation of technology to society. It examines different types of technology and argues that social scientists have tended to ignore the question of what shapes technology? Num Pages: 480 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHM; PDR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 173 x 28. Weight in Grams: 834.
Publisher
Open University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780335199136
ISBN
9780335199136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330492294
ISBN
9780330492294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Hawk, Byron; Rieder, David M. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816649785
ISBN
9780816649785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Our gadgets are getting smarter. Technology can log what we buy, customize what we consume and enable us to save and share every aspect of our existence. In the future, we're told, it will even make public life - from how we're governed to how we record crime - better. But can the digital age fix everything? Should it? Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; PDR; UB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241957707
ISBN
9780241957707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. A guide to the next great wave of technology--an era of objects so programmable that they can be regarded as material instantiations of an immaterial system. Series: Mediawork Pamphlet S. Num Pages: 152 pages, 62 illus. BIC Classification: AKP; JFC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262693264
ISBN
9780262693264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 27.87

Paperback. A groundbreaking new history of science, from ancient Babylon right up to the latest hi-tech experiments in genetics and particle physics, illuminating the financial interests, imperial ambitions, and publishing enterprises that have made science the powerful global phenomenon that it is today. Num Pages: 512 pages, 59 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199580279
ISBN
9780199580279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Science, Technology and Society: A Sociological Approach is a comprehensive guide to the emergent field of science, technology, and society (STS) studies and its implications for today's culture and society. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631232100
ISBN
9780631232100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.80

Hardback. Explores the profound relationship between science and government to present an understanding of modern state formation. Beginning with the experimental science of Robert Boyle in 17th-century England, this study develops the concept of engine science to capture the centrality of engineering practices and technologies in the mechanical philosophy. Num Pages: 290 pages, 6 line illustrations,4 maps, 2 b/w photos (reproductions of paintintgs). BIC Classification: JPHC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247536
ISBN
9780520247536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.07
€ 64.94

Hardback. Science occupies an ambiguous space in contemporary society. Scientific research is championed in relation to tackling environmental issues and diseases such as cancer and dementia, and science has made important contributions to today s knowledge economies and knowledge societies. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745662244
ISBN
9780745662244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.84

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

paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JH; PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845400828
ISBN
9781845400828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.88

Paperback. Examining theories of human evolution and of prenatal hormonal determination of "gender-role" behavior, of sex differences in cognition, and of sexual orientation, the author shows how assumptions laden with social values affect the description, presentation, and interpretation of data. Num Pages: 280 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
F First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691020518
ISBN
9780691020518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.62

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

€ 128.84

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

€ 41.07

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; PDA; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 585. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074332
ISBN
9780252074332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. This text presents 15 lectures by Hermann von Helmholtz, a leading 19th-century scientist who was concerned with the implications of science for philosophy and culture. Topics covered include: the origins of the planetary system; the problems of perception; and the relation of optics to painting. Num Pages: 400 pages, 71 engravings. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; JFC; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226326597
ISBN
9780226326597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. The Earth that sustains us today was born out of a few remarkable revolutions, started by biological innovations and marked by global environmental consequences. Humanity's planet-reshaping activities may be the latest example. By understanding the past revolutions, we can help steer current global change toward a sustainable outcome. Num Pages: 440 pages, 80 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; PHVG; PHVJ; PSAJ; RBGF; RBGK; RBX; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199673469
ISBN
9780199673469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 150 bw illus. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 457.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628924787
ISBN
9781628924787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.09

Paperback. What does it mean to be an expert? This book offers a fresh perspective on the role of expertise in the practice of science and the public evaluation of technology. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8 halftones, 6 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226113616
ISBN
9780226113616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.68

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