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Impact of science & technology on society

Hardcover. Once upon a time our society was rich in stories. They united us and helped us to understand the world and ourselves. We called them myths. Today, we have a myth gap. Does that matter? The author argues powerfully and persuasively that it does. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JPSL; PDR; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 134 x 185 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Eden Project Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909513112
ISBN
9781909513112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Is the Internet democratizing American politics? Do political Web sites and blogs mobilize inactive citizens and make the public sphere more inclusive? This book reveals that, contrary to popular belief, the Internet has done little to broaden political discourse but in fact empowers a small set of elites - some new, but most familiar. Num Pages: 200 pages, 9 line illus. 20 tables. BIC Classification: JP; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138688
ISBN
9780691138688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. 'The Jevons Paradox', which was first expressed in 1865 by William Stanley Jevons in relation to use of coal, states that an increase in efficiency in using a resource leads to increased use of that resource rather than to a reduction. This book provides a historical overview of the Jevons Paradox. Series: Earthscan Research Editions. Num Pages: 200 pages, Figures, tables, index. BIC Classification: KCA; KNB; PDR; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844078134
ISBN
9781844078134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.61

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814741160
ISBN
9780814741160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.66

Paperback. The must-read book for anyone concerned about the present and the future Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848546226
ISBN
9781848546226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

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

€ 37.99
€ 29.59

paperback. The future once promised the certainty of a better life for all but now it is full of uncertainty, danger and fear. Our lives are surrounded by the threats, imaginary or real, posed by terrorist outrages, natural catastrophes and disasters of all kinds. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745636146
ISBN
9780745636146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.88

hardcover. Editor(s): Calvo, Rafael A.; D'Mello, Sidney K.; Gratch, Jonathan; Kappas, Arvid. Series: Oxford Library of Psychology. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PDR; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 267 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1334.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Academic United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199942237
ISBN
9780199942237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 293.30

Paperback. Editor(s): Barney, Darin (University of Ottawa); Coleman, Gabriella; Ross, Christine; Sterne, Jonathan (McGill University USA); Tembeck, Tamar. Series: Electronic Mediations (Paperback). BIC Classification: JFD; PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816697717
ISBN
9780816697717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMH; MFN; PDR; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816649983
ISBN
9780816649983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.35

Paperback. Why are some countries better than others at science and technology? Written in accessible language, The Politics of Innovation provides readers from all backgrounds with a useful survey of the innovation debate. It presents extensive evidence to show that national institutions and policies do not determine innovation rates, but politics do. Num Pages: 444 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPH; KCM; PDG; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190464134
ISBN
9780190464134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.94

Hardback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107177857
ISBN
9781107177857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.94

Paperback. In this second volume of The Information Age trilogy, with an extensive new preface following the recent global economic crisis, Manuel Castells deals with the social, political, and cultural dynamics associated with the technological transformation of our societies and with the globalization of the economy. Series: Information Age Series. Num Pages: 584 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
584
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405196871
ISBN
9781405196871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 37.14

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

€ 104.61
€ 79.32

Hardback. Argues that we are caught in a collective illusion about the nature of modern technology that prevents us from imagining solutions to our economic and environmental crises other than technocratic fixes. Series: Globalization and the Environment. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759100664
ISBN
9780759100664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.21

Paperback. Argues that we are caught in a collective illusion about the nature of modern technology that prevents us from imagining solutions to our economic and environmental crises other than technocratic fixes. Series: Globalization and the Environment. Num Pages: 284 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
284
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759100671
ISBN
9780759100671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 51.55

Hardback.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300190991
ISBN
9780300190991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.92

Paperback. A little over a decade since its first publication, the hypotheses set out in Manuel Castells' groundbreaking trilogy have largely been verified. In a substantial new preface to the first volume in the series, Castells demonstrates, in the light of major world trends, how the network society has now fully risen on a global scale. Series: Information Age Series. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 820.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405196864
ISBN
9781405196864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.25

Paperback. WINNER OF THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2015 Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780748481
ISBN
9781780748481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. This volume reconciles the modern scientific understanding of reality with our timeless spiritual yearnings for reverence and continuity, examining topics such as evolution, emotions, sexuality, and death. Goodenough writes about the workings of nature and of living creatures in particular. Num Pages: 224 pages, numerous line illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA; PDR; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195136296
ISBN
9780195136296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.87

Hardcover. In The Paradox of Progress, Nicholas Agar challenges the central claims of 'radical optimism': that technological progress will automatically make us happier and healthier. Using recent psychological studies about human well-being, he instead presents a more realistic approach to understand the positive and negative issues that progress brings. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
OUP Oxford New York
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198717058
ISBN
9780198717058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.33

Hardcover. Brock traces the complex history of the second information revolution, from its roots in World War II through to the bursting bubble of the internet economy, explaining that it sprang from an interdependent series of technological advances, entrepreneurial innovations and changes to public policy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBT; KNTT; KNTX; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011786
ISBN
9780674011786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.21
€ 70.23

Hardcover. A New York Times Bestseller A revolution is under way. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white line drawings, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: KC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393239355
ISBN
9780393239355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.77

Paperback. A New York Times Bestseller. A "fascinating" (Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times) look at how digital technology is transforming our work and our lives. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: KCY; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393350647
ISBN
9780393350647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.37

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