Impact of science & technology on society
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Impact of science & technology on society
Paperback. * Examines the ways that science and technology are integral parts of, and are influenced by, the society in which they exist. * Shows how groups and organizations in power shape developments in technoscience, and how new developments affect people differently depending on class, race, gender and location. Series: Key Themes in Sociology. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10. BIC Classification: JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231820
- ISBN
- 9780631231820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.65
€ 40.99
€ 40.65
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€ 38.57
€ 38.99
€ 38.57
Paperback. Bruno Latour was once asked him: "Do you believe in reality?" This text is an attempt to answer this question. Through case studies of scientists in the Amazon analyzing soil and in Pasteur's lab studying lactic acid, he shows the steps by which physical events become scientific knowlege. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 halftones, 28 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674653368
- ISBN
- 9780674653368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.54
€ 41.99
€ 35.54
Paperback. From the famed Harvard psychologist and an expert on the impact of digital media technologies, a riveting exploration of the power of apps to shape our young people--for better or for worse Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JMC; PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300209341
- ISBN
- 9780300209341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.29
€ 19.99
€ 16.29
Paperback. "Magisterial.. Draws an elegant and illuminating parallel between the late-19th-century electrification of America and today's computing world."-Salon Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393345223
- ISBN
- 9780393345223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.84
€ 27.99
€ 24.84
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.16
€ 76.16
Hardcover. We live in a world increasingly governed by technology-but at what cost? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDR; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393078992
- ISBN
- 9780393078992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.61
€ 29.99
€ 27.61
Paperback. 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.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231175272
- ISBN
- 9780231175272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.43
€ 29.99
€ 22.43
Hardcover. A dazzling look at the artists working on the frontiers of science. Num Pages: 352 pages, 70 illustrations, 8 pages of color. BIC Classification: ACXJ; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393083361
- ISBN
- 9780393083361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.78
€ 36.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. Editor(s): Farman, Jason. Series: Routledge Recommends. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 black & white tables, 16 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; KNTX1; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 274 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138235830
- ISBN
- 9781138235830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.32
€ 76.32
Paperback. A highly contentious, very readable and totally up-to-the-minute investigation of women's natural relationship with modern technology, an association which, Plant argues, will trigger a new sexual revolution. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: GPF; JFFK; PDR; U. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857026986
- ISBN
- 9781857026986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.32
€ 14.99
€ 11.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; RGW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0015907
- ISBN
- 9781847087089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.95€ 5.99
€ 77.95
€ 5.99
Paperback. Series: New Accents. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; JF; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415538381
- ISBN
- 9780415538381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.54
€ 50.54
Hardback. Driving Modernity recounts the history of the first Italian motorway, which-alongside railways and aviation-Italian authorities hoped would spread an ideology of technological nationalism. Translator(s): O'Laughlin, Erin. Series: Explorations in Mobility. Num Pages: 218 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; 3JJH; JPFQ; PDR; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785334498
- ISBN
- 9781785334498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.22
€ 164.22
Paperback. Details the story of a group of San Francisco Bay Area entrepreneurs - Stewart Brand and the Whole Earth network. While tracing the transformation of how our networked culture came to be, this book reminds us that the distance between the Grateful Dead and Google, between Ken Kesey and the computer itself, is not as great as we might think. Num Pages: 354 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226817422
- ISBN
- 9780226817422
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.21
€ 23.99
€ 19.21
Paperback. Racial and ethnic categories have appeared in recent scientific work in novel ways and in relation to a variety of disciplines: medicine, forensics, population genetics and also developments in popular genealogy. Once again, biology is foregrounded in the discussion of human identity. Editor(s): Schramm, Katharina; Skinner, David; Rottenburg, Richard. Series: Studies of the BioSocial Society. Num Pages: 226 pages, 4 tables and figures. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDR; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 167 x 11. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386827
- ISBN
- 9781782386827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.35
€ 21.35
Paperback. This seminal book injects the topic of superintelligence into the academic and popular mainstream. What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? In a tour de force of analytic thinking, Bostrom lays a foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life. Num Pages: 390 pages, black and white line drawings and halftones. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UYQ; UYZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198739838
- ISBN
- 9780198739838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.44
€ 16.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. A contemporary analyses of the problem of technology. Num Pages: 312 pages, viii, 302 p. BIC Classification: GTF; JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226066295
- ISBN
- 9780226066295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.26
€ 40.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141979243
- ISBN
- 9780141979243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226276526
- ISBN
- 9780226276526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.42
€ 41.99
€ 32.42