Technology: general issues
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Technology: general issues
Hardcover. The volume advances research in the philosophy of technology by introducing contributors who have an acute sense of how to get beyond or reframe the epistemic, ontological and normative limitations that currently limit the fields of philosophy of technology and science and technology studies. Editor(s): Selinger, Evan; Riis, Assoc Prof Soren. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; TB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219991
- ISBN
- 9780230219991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.18
€ 130.18
China's Emerging Outsourcing Capabilities: The Services Challenge (Tec...
Willcocks, Leslie P., Lacity, Mary C.
Hardcover. While China is known for its huge manufacturing base, in recent years the government has given high priority to science and technology services. This book provides an in-depth, contemporary view on where China is heading, how it is going to get there, and how companies and countries can engage with China's emerging outsourcing capabilities. Editor(s): Zheng, Yingqin. Series: Technology, Work and Globalization. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJK; KJVT; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230238442
- ISBN
- 9780230238442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.94
€ 129.94
Hardcover. What is social visibility? How does it affect people and public issues? How are visibility regimes created, organized and contested? Tackling both social theory and social research, the book is an exploration into how intervisibilities produce crucial sociotechnical and biopolitical effects. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHBA; JPA; TB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362. 224 pages, Illustrations. What is social visibility? How does it affect people and public issues? How are visibility regimes created, organized and contested? Tackling both social theory and social research, the book is an exploration into how intervisibilities produce crucial sociotechnical and biopolitical effects. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHBA; JPA; TB. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 17. Weight: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230241022
- ISBN
- 9780230241022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Hardcover. This work explores the growing convergence between youth culture and digital communication technologies and the corresponding challenges posed to policymakers, examining the current governance debate on online child safety. Num Pages: 371 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1; LAQ; UBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230241527
- ISBN
- 9780230241527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.51
€ 68.51
Hardcover. Signs are critically important in all forms of activity, including business, because they establish what it is to be human. Without signs we could not think, we could not communicate what we think and we could not ensure that we collaborate together in our work, home and leisure. The aim of this book is to explain how and why they are significant. Num Pages: 355 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJP; KJU; UB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230275195
- ISBN
- 9780230275195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.07
€ 152.07
Hardcover. Travelling through theories of emotion and affect, this book addresses the key ways in which media studies can be brought to bear upon everyday encounters with online cultures and practices. The book takes stock of where we are emotionally with regard to the Internet in the context of other screen media. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JFFP; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230283770
- ISBN
- 9780230283770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.17
€ 67.17
Hardcover. What effect have innovations in digital technology had on the way we communicate and work, and what can we expect from the future? Following on from the hugely successful 'e-Shock', Michael de Kare Silver analyses the developments in digital technology over the past decade, and how they have changed our lives both at home and in the workplace Num Pages: 168 pages, 36 black & white halftones, 29 figures. BIC Classification: KJE; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230301306
- ISBN
- 9780230301306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.45
€ 61.45
Islam Dot Com: Contemporary Islamic Discourses in Cyberspace (Palgrave...
El-Nawawy, Mohammed, Khamis, Sahar
Paperback. This book analyzes the discourses and deliberations in the discussion forums of three of the most visited Islamic websites and investigates the extent to which they have provided a venue for Muslims to freely engage in discussion among themselves and with non-Muslims about political, economic, religious and social issues. Series: The Palgrave MacMillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSR2; JPVH2; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338159
- ISBN
- 9780230338159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.29
€ 128.29
Hardcover. This edited volume brings together leading social scientists who address recent evidence and debates about public engagement and trust in experts. The chapters consider different methods of public consultation for a variety of new technologies, including genetically modified foods, mobile telecommunications, nanotechnology, and hydrogen energy. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDR; RNP; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517059
- ISBN
- 9780230517059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.75
€ 67.75
Hardcover. This book examines connections between personal, relational and material matters in everyday life in the context of broader and long standing social problems. It explores the connections between mundane practices in the reproduction of our bodies and our relations with those we live with, and the technological practices that inform daily life. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBK; JHMC; PDR; TB; YXF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230545489
- ISBN
- 9780230545489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Paperback. This is the first biography of William Shockley, founding father of Silicon Valley - one of the most significant and reviled scientists of the 20th century. Drawing upon unique access to the private Shockley archives, veteran technology historian and journalist Joel Shurkin gives an unflinching account of how such promise ended in such ignominy. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHK; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230551923
- ISBN
- 9780230551923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.66€ 47.71
€ 52.66
€ 47.71
hardcover. Proceedings of the Second Symposium held in Natick, Massachusetts, June7-9, 1994 Editor(s): Cohen, S.H.; Lightbody, Marcia L. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDND; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Boston Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- SKU
- V9780306455964
- ISBN
- 9780306455964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.53
€ 203.53
Hardback. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM; UB; UMB; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 561.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312210182
- ISBN
- 9780312210182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.53
€ 196.53
Cyber Spaces/Social Spaces: Culture Clash in Computerized Classrooms
Goodson, Ivor F., Knobel, Michele, Lankshear,...
Hardcover. What happens when a new social technology is imposed on the established social technology of the school? This volume presents an application of critical cultural analysis to a series of empirical case studies of educational uses of information and communication technologies Editor(s): Goodson, Ivor F.; Knobel, Michele; Lankshear, Colin; Mangan, Marshall. Num Pages: 172 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JH; JNV; UBJ; UBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312218942
- ISBN
- 9780312218942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.66€ 47.13
€ 52.66
€ 47.13
Hardback. This is an exploration of interaction between humans, computers and automated machines and why they frequently go awry, sometimes with disastrous consequences. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV6; KJWX; TBC; UYZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312295745
- ISBN
- 9780312295745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.80
€ 68.80
Hardcover. A thrilling exploration of the science and history of wind from the bestselling author of Cold. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 b/w photos run with text. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX; WNWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 284 x 31. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316410601
- ISBN
- 9780316410601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.04
€ 27.99
€ 25.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 490 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 777.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333120071
- ISBN
- 9780333120071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.06
€ 131.06
Hardback. This book has its origins in the annual conference of the British Sociological Association in 1987, held in the University of Leeds on the theme "Science, Technology and Society". These papers, selected from those presented, explore aspects of the current scientific-technological "revolution". Editor(s): Varcoe, Ian; McNeil, Maureen; Yearley, Steven. Series: Explorations in Sociology. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; P; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333465547
- ISBN
- 9780333465547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.45
€ 128.45
Hardback. The objective of this book is to present the problems and possibilities of transferring technology from the developed countries to the developing countries. It presents the conceptual issues, legal ramifications, empirical testing of mathematical models and case studies of different industries. Editor(s): Chatterji, Manas. Num Pages: 412 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KCM; KN; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333483718
- ISBN
- 9780333483718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.99
€ 196.99
The " Green Revolution and Economic Development. The Process and Its I...
Alauddin, Mohammad; Tisdell, Clement (Profess...
Hardback. "Green Revolution" technologies have transformed the countryside of many less developed countries. This book examines the processes involved in the adoption of these new technologies and their socio-economic impacts. Num Pages: 345 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKB; KCM; KNAC; RNB; TBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 591.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 345
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333527368
- ISBN
- 9780333527368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.41
€ 196.41