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Impact of science & technology on society
Paperback. Compares the politics and policy of the life sciences in Britain, Germany, the United States, and in the European Union as a whole. This book shows how public and private actors in each setting evaluated manifestations of biotechnology and tried to reassure themselves about their safety. Num Pages: 392 pages, 3 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: JPQB; PDR; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130422
- ISBN
- 9780691130422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. Now available in paperback, Johnny Ryan's book is a cogent history of the internet, as well as an analysis of the trends that are shaping the businesses, politics and media of the digital future. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780231129
- ISBN
- 9781780231129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.94
€ 29.94
Paperback. A brand-new book from the award-winning SUNDAY TIMES journalist Brian Appleyard. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780220154
- ISBN
- 9781780220154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
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
€ 47.37
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262529914
- ISBN
- 9780262529914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.23
€ 38.99
€ 34.23
Paperback. What does it mean to be a modern family when dinner table conversations take place over smartphones? What happens to privacy when we readily share our personal lives with friends and corporations? This title uncovers how much humanity has - and hasn't - changed because of our increasingly co-dependent relationship with the computer. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR; UBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571303663
- ISBN
- 9780571303663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.05
€ 17.99
€ 13.05
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823272778
- ISBN
- 9780823272778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.19
€ 71.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: JFF; PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 169 x 34. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610395281
- ISBN
- 9781610395281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.21
€ 33.99
€ 25.21
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Spokesman Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851248493
- ISBN
- 9780851248493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.48
€ 16.99
€ 15.48
Paperback. New technology often creates novel situations for which no ethical policy exists or seems immediately obvious. In an area as broad as nanotechnology, there will be a range of possibilities for use and abuse. As a result, it is important to separate fact from fiction when considering how to formulate new and appropriate ethical policies. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDR; TBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470084175
- ISBN
- 9780470084175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.72
€ 72.72
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
€ 24.99
€ 21.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226046013
- ISBN
- 9780226046013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.84
€ 34.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617230103
- ISBN
- 9781617230103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.92
€ 23.99
€ 17.92
paperback. Drawing upon art, science, philosophy, and the history of culture, this title explains the origin of the machine age and traces its social results, asserting that the development of modern technology had its roots in the Middle Ages rather than the Industrial Revolution. Num Pages: 522 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDR; PDX; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 522
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226550275
- ISBN
- 9780226550275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.91
€ 33.99
€ 26.91
Paperback. Translator(s): Zylinska, Joanna. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 black & white illustration. BIC Classification: DSA; JFD; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816675777
- ISBN
- 9780816675777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
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
€ 18.99€ 18.24
€ 18.99
€ 18.24
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
€ 26.45
Paperback. A multi-faceted story of heroes and villains, mystics and sceptics, earnest seekers of truth and charlatans, a narrative that bristles with the names of remarkable scholars, many famous, some now obscure. Num Pages: 320 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; PDR; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472135926
- ISBN
- 9781472135926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. Cybernetics is often thought of as a grim military or industrial science of control. This title follows the history of cybernetics' impact on the world, from contemporary robotics and complexity theory to the Chilean economy under Salvador Allende. Num Pages: 536 pages, 60 halftones, 28 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 35. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226667904
- ISBN
- 9780226667904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.64
€ 42.99
€ 33.64