×


 x 

Shopping cart
20%OFFDr. David Dickson - The New Politics of Science - 9780226147635 - V9780226147635
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

The New Politics of Science

€ 36.99
€ 29.52
You save € 7.47!
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The New Politics of Science 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.
How science "gets done" in today's world has profound political repercussions, since scientific knowledge, through its technical applications, has become an important source of both economic and military power. The increasing dependence of scientific research on funding from business and the military has made questions about the access to and control of scientific knowledge a central issue in today's politics of science.

In The New Politics of Science, David Dickson points out that "the scientific community has its own internal power structures, its elites, its hierarchies, its ideologies, its sanctioned norms of social behavior, and its dissenting groups. ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Number of Pages
411
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226147635
SKU
V9780226147635
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

Reviews for The New Politics of Science

Goodreads reviews for The New Politics of Science


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!