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Impact of science & technology on society

Paperback. Editor(s): Sagebiel, Felizitas. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Verlag Barbara Budrich Germany
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9783940755810
ISBN
9783940755810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.17

Paperback. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634197
ISBN
9780745634197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.05

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

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

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.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226058313
ISBN
9780226058313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.73
€ 79.37

Hardcover. The tools of corporate efficiency - expert systems, databases, and operations management - have improved our lives significantly, but with a cost: they're turning us into mindless drones. This book traces how these IT-intensive management systems have come to dominate our lives, with a profound effect in particular on the middle class. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: KJQ; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465018444
ISBN
9780465018444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. Discusses the all-pervading technologies that now surround us, and from which we derive instant information, connected identity, diminished privacy and exceptionally vivid here-and-now experiences. In the author's view they are creating a new environment, with vast implications, because our minds are physically adapting: being rewired. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JMC; JMR; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846044311
ISBN
9781846044311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. The troubling story of how a cadre of influential scientists have clouded public understanding of scientific facts to advance a political and economic agenda. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDR; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming. 368 pages, Illustrations. The troubling story of how a cadre of influential scientists have clouded public understanding of scientific facts to advance a political and economic agenda. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFMG; PDR; RNPG. Dimension: 142 x 197 x 23. Weight: 252.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408824832
ISBN
9781408824832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.78

Paperback. This study examines the role of technological innovation during the rise of social groups in the Middle Ages Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 224 pages, plates. BIC Classification: PDG; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195002669
ISBN
9780195002669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.45

Hardcover. This text calls attention to the importance of technology assessment in medicine - the evaluation of the effects of medical treatments - with particular reference to medical innovations. It also identifies important policy implications that can be drawn from the study of successful innovations. Editor(s): Frazier, Howard S.; Mosteller, Frederick. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 computer line illustrations. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBX; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674563629
ISBN
9780674563629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.04
€ 87.44

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.78

Paperback. A study of the existing and future research on the intersections between law and materiality, leading to the illumination of both. Editor(s): Faulkner, Alex; Lawless, Christopher. Series: Journal of Law and Society Special Issues. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; MBS; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 247 x 7. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444361520
ISBN
9781444361520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.42

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KJC; KJM; PDR; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 304 x 26. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633691728
ISBN
9781633691728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.73

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

€ 94.73
€ 79.17

Hardcover. In 1969, Jon Beckwith and his colleagues isolated a gene from the chromosome of a living organism. Announcing this achievement, Beckwith issued a public warning about the dangers of genetic engineering. This text traces his commitment to scientific research and social responsibility. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 halftones, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009288
ISBN
9780674009288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.05

Hardcover. Mary Warnock steers a clear path through the web of complex issues underlying the issues surrounding the right to have children. She begins by analysing what it means to claim something as a "right", and goes on to discuss the cases of different groups of people. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; MFKC; PDR; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006199
ISBN
9780192803344
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. An in-depth survey of the evolving science of bio-enhancement: where we are now and how to deal with it. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785781773
ISBN
9781785781773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.62

Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Comparative History. Num Pages: 452 pages, 10, 7 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; HBTQ; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
With a New Preface
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479809
ISBN
9780801479809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 16 charts, 5 graphs, 4 diagrams. BIC Classification: 1H; KFFK; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
International Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9789057270635
ISBN
9789057270635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 88 figures. BIC Classification: AK; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 19. .
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262528948
ISBN
9780262528948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.67

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

€ 52.99
€ 47.45

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