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Impact of science & technology on society
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742539372
- ISBN
- 9780742539372
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Condition: New
€ 66.06
€ 66.06
Impact of Science on African Agriculture and Food Security
. Ed(S): Anandajayasekeram, P; Rukani, M.; Ba...
hardcover. The need for agricultural research resources in the developing world cannot be underestimated, but the availability of such resources is often poor. This book explores the importance of impact assessment studies in Africa, and assembles evidence to pave the way for investment in agricultural research all over the developing world. Editor(s): Anandajayasekeram, P; Rukani, M.; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Liebenberg, F.; Keswani, C. L. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; KCM; KCN; PDR; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 910.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cabi United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845932671
- ISBN
- 9781845932671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.84
€ 249.84
Paperback. What can we never do? The end of each century leads to a stocktaking of human achievement and our expectations about the future. This book looks at what limits there might be to human discovery and what we might find, ultimately, to be unknowable, undoable, or unthinkable. Num Pages: 304 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PDR; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- VINTAGE London
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099772118
- ISBN
- 9780099772118
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€ 21.99€ 17.73
€ 21.99
€ 17.73
Hardback. The Canal du Midi, which threads through southwestern France and links the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, was an astonishing feat of seventeenth-century engineering - in fact, it was technically impossible according to the standards of its day. This book looks at the mystery of its success as well as the canal's surprising political significance. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 328 pages, 87 halftones 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; KCP; KNGS; PDR; TBX; WGGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140322
- ISBN
- 9780691140322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.34€ 46.42
€ 58.34
€ 46.42
Paperback. The late 20th century has been named the Information Age, but the authors of this text challenge this idea in a sweeping history of information technology from the ancient Sumerians to the world of Alan Turing. They show how revolutions in information storage transformed ways of thinking. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801864124
- ISBN
- 9780801864124
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Condition: New
€ 39.29
€ 39.29
Paperback. Series: The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JM; PDR; UB; UD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 12. .
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262533386
- ISBN
- 9780262533386
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€ 17.99€ 15.66
€ 17.99
€ 15.66
Hardback. With the spread of information and communication technologies (ICT)s comes the potential for new social and economic equalities. However, as Information, Power, and Politics: Technological and Institutional Mediations demonstrates, these technologies can also act as an impetus for democratizing information and knowledge. Editor(s): Albagli, Sarita; Maciel, Maria Lucia. Series: Critical Media Studies. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: GL; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739148358
- ISBN
- 9780739148358
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Condition: New
€ 145.39
€ 145.39
Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JPP; JPQB; KCP; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 217 x 37. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190467036
- ISBN
- 9780190467036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.16
€ 70.16
Hardback. This book explores issues raised by past and present practices of animal enhancement in terms of their means and their goals, clarifies conceptual issues and identifies lessons that can be learned about enhancement practices, as they concern both animals and humans. Editor(s): Bateman, Simone; Gayon, Jean; Allouche, Sylvie; Goffette, Jerome; Marzano, Michela. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 151 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JFMG; PDR; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137542465
- ISBN
- 9781137542465
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Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Inquiring into Human Enhancement: Interdisciplinary and International ...
Allouche, Sylvie, Gayon, Jean, Marzano, Miche...
Hardcover. Human enhancement has become a major concern in debates about the future of contemporary societies. This interdisciplinary book is devoted to clarifying the underlying ambiguities of these debates, and to proposing novel ways of exploring what human enhancement means and understanding what practices, goals and justifications it entails. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDR; PSAD; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137530066
- ISBN
- 9781137530066
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€ 67.79
€ 67.79
Hardcover. The book investigates the relation between technology and institutions and their mutual influence during processes of development and change and illustrates this on the development process in Argentina after 1946. General and case-study specific policy recommendations are offered. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137333872
- ISBN
- 9781137333872
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€ 128.99
€ 128.99
hardcover. Insurgency Online shows that online activism is a ripe, new territory for non-governmental actors to raise awareness and develop support around the world. Series: Digital Futures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JPW; PDR; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802087478
- ISBN
- 9780802087478
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Condition: New
€ 91.27
€ 91.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 12 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PDR; UYZF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262525503
- ISBN
- 9780262525503
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.10
€ 35.99
€ 26.10
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262017367
- ISBN
- 9780262017367
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€ 49.99€ 44.31
€ 49.99
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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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761802044
- ISBN
- 9780761802044
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Condition: New
€ 80.38
€ 80.38
Paperback. Examines the significance of scientific knowledge and situates the culture of science in relation to other cultural forces in Muslim societies. This title traces the ways in which the realms of scientific knowledge and religious authority were delineated historically. Series: The Terry Lectures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 line-drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRH; PDR; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300177718
- ISBN
- 9780300177718
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.92
€ 20.99
€ 18.92
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
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.65
€ 33.99
€ 32.65
Paperback. There is a tradition in Russia that holds that mathematics can be both challenging and fun. One fine outgrowth of that tradition is the magazine, ""Kvant"", which has been enjoyed by many of the best students since its founding in 1970. This book presents a collection of articles from ""Kvant"". Series: Mathematical World. Num Pages: 131 pages, Illustrations, graphs. BIC Classification: PBV; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 252 x 9. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Amer Mathematical Society
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821821718
- ISBN
- 9780821821718
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Condition: New
€ 76.16
€ 76.16
Paperback. Editor(s): Jansen, Axel; Franzmann, Andreas; Munte, Peter. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBTB; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 213 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Campus Verlag
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783593504872
- ISBN
- 9783593504872
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Condition: New
€ 51.94€ 45.17
€ 51.94
€ 45.17
Num Pages: 344 pages, 93 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PDR; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 290 x 35. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442239265
- ISBN
- 9781442239265
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.85
€ 30.99
€ 27.85