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Impact of science & technology on society
Hardback. To ordinary people, science used to seem infallible. Scientists were heroes, selflessly pursuing knowledge for the common good. More recently, a series of scientific scandals, frauds and failures have led us to question science s pre-eminence. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JHB; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745682037
- ISBN
- 9780745682037
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Condition: New
€ 53.79
€ 53.79
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
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Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; RGC; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634654
- ISBN
- 9780691634654
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Condition: New
€ 139.73€ 106.20
€ 139.73
€ 106.20
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 457.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691607542
- ISBN
- 9780691607542
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Condition: New
€ 56.84€ 44.93
€ 56.84
€ 44.93
Paperback. A study of the intimate relationship between science, colonialism, and the modern nation. It explores the complexities, contradictions, and profound importance of this relationship in the history of the subcontinent. It reveals how science served simultaneously as an instrument of empire and as a symbol of liberty, progress, and universal reason. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTQ; HBTR; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691004532
- ISBN
- 9780691004532
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Condition: New
€ 65.13€ 51.02
€ 65.13
€ 51.02
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.
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- 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
€ 97.04
€ 87.44
paperback. The written word has been a central bearer of culture since antiquity. However, its position is now being challenged by the powerful media of electronic communication. In this book James O'Donnell takes a reading on the promise and the threat of electronic technology for our literate future. Num Pages: 228 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: CFL; GTC; HBG; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780674001947
- ISBN
- 9780674001947
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.85
€ 34.99
€ 29.85
Hardback. An eye-opening look at the new computer revolution and the coming transformation of our economy, society, and culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393062281
- ISBN
- 9780393062281
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.81
€ 27.99
€ 24.81
Hardback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 15 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 5S; APFA; JFD; JFSK; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253024473
- ISBN
- 9780253024473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.74
€ 71.74
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074332
- ISBN
- 9780252074332
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
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
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Condition: New
€ 82.89€ 64.27
€ 82.89
€ 64.27
Paperback. A study of the pervasiveness of diagnostic testing and the potential it offers institutions to classify, categorize and ultimately control individuals. The ethical, social and legal implications of technologies that can lead to new forms of discrimination are also included. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMBT; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226571294
- ISBN
- 9780226571294
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.92
€ 34.99
€ 27.92
Hardcover. The profound impact of information technology on intellectual and cultural life is universally acknowledged. This book considers how the precipitous growth of digital information and its associated technologies transform the ways we think and act. Editor(s): Bartscherer, Thomas; Coover, Roderick. Num Pages: 392 pages, 40 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: AB; JFC; JFD; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226038308
- ISBN
- 9780226038308
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Condition: New
€ 107.76€ 89.84
€ 107.76
€ 89.84
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
€ 52.69€ 45.21
€ 52.69
€ 45.21
Paperback. A movement emerges to challenge the tightening of intellectual property law around the world. Editor(s): Krikorian, Gaelle; Kapczynski, Amy. Num Pages: 646 pages, 61 b&w illus. BIC Classification: LNR; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 41. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 646
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951962
- ISBN
- 9781890951962
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Hardback. * An interdisciplinary book which assesses the socio-technical foundations of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), which are at the core of the Knowledge Society * Addresses eight major issues, analyzed by authors writing from a Human and Social Science and a Science and Technology perspective. Editor(s): Brossard, Claire; Reber, Barnard. Num Pages: 438 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848210738
- ISBN
- 9781848210738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.15
€ 230.15
Paperback. Continued economic growth, human welfare, and national security depend upon constant technological progress; and the chief area for innovation in the coming years will be converging technologies, the synergistic combination of the "NBIC" fields: nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, and new technologies based in cognitive science. Editor(s): Bainbridge, William Sims; Roco, Mihail C. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York Academy of Sciences United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573316651
- ISBN
- 9781573316651
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Condition: New
€ 130.68
€ 130.68
Hardback. What unites Google and Facebook, Apple and Microsoft, Siemens and GE, Uber and Airbnb? Across a wide range of sectors, these firms are transforming themselves into platforms: businesses that provide the hardware and software foundation for others to operate on. Series: Theory Redux. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; KCP; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509504862
- ISBN
- 9781509504862
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Condition: New
€ 60.12
€ 60.12
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.
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- 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
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Condition: New
€ 29.42
€ 29.42
Paperback. Students of consumer studies and the history of technology, as well as scholars and general readers, will be captivated by Josephson's insights into the complex relationship between society and technology. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417837
- ISBN
- 9781421417837
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.42
€ 35.99
€ 30.42
Paperback. Scholars and students in political science, public administration, international studies, sociology, and the history of science and technology will find this to be an insightful and indispensable work. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10, 2 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; PDR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417264
- ISBN
- 9781421417264
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.73
€ 26.99
€ 23.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816643530
- ISBN
- 9780816643530
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
€ 27.99
€ 26.29
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814741160
- ISBN
- 9780814741160
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Between the years 1850 and 1950, Americans became the leading energy consumers on the planet, expending tremendous physical resources on energy exploration, mental resources on energy exploitation, and monetary resources on energy acquisition. This book includes changing ideas about fitness and gender in dialogue with the culture of technology. Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 329 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; MBG; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719831
- ISBN
- 9780814719831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83