Impact of science & technology on society books

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The Future of Human Nature

The Future of Human Nature

Author: Jürgen Habermas (Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt)
ISBN: 9780745629872
Format: Paperback
$30.95

In this important new book Jurgen Habermas - the most influential philosopher and social thinker in Germany today...  Read More >>

The Future of Human Nature

The Future of Human Nature

Author: Jürgen Habermas (Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt)
ISBN: 9780745629865
Format: Hardback
$82.95

In this important new book Jurgen Habermas - the most influential philosopher and social thinker in Germany today...  Read More >>

Stronger than a Hundred Men: A History of the Vertical Water Wheel

Stronger than a Hundred Men: A History of the Vertical...

Author: Terry S. Reynolds (Michigan Technological University)
ISBN: 9780801872488
Format: Paperback
$80.99

Spanning more than 2000 years, Terry Reynolds's account follows the progression of this labor-saving device from...  Read More >>

Law and Biotechnology: Cases and Materials

Law and Biotechnology: Cases and Materials

Author: Victoria Sutton
ISBN: 9780890891919
Format: Hardback
$158.40

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Technological Change and Economic Performance

Technological Change and Economic Performance

Author: Albert N. Link (University of North Carolina, Greensboro, USA) ,  Donald Siegel (University of California Riverside, USA)
ISBN: 9780415271394
Format: Hardback
$280.00

This comprehensive study reviews the literature on technology and economic growth covering historical and theoretical...  Read More >>

New Media: A Critical Introduction

New Media: A Critical Introduction

Author: Martin Lister (University of the West of England, UK) ,  Jon Dovey (University of the West of England, UK)
ISBN: 9780415223782
Format: Paperback
$105.47

New Media: A Critical Introduction provides a comprehensive overview of the culture, history and technologies of...  Read More >>

Reordering Nature: Theology, Society and the New Genetics

Reordering Nature: Theology, Society and the New Genetics...

Author: Dr. Celia Deane-Drummond (Campion Hall, University of Oxford, UK) ,  Robin Grove-White
ISBN: 9780567088789
Format: Paperback
$200.00

Here, experts in the environment, theology and science argue that the challenge posed to society by biotechnology...  Read More >>

Re-ordering Nature: Theology, Society and the New Genetics

Re-ordering Nature: Theology, Society and the New Genetics...

Author: Dr. Celia Deane-Drummond (Campion Hall, University of Oxford, UK) ,  Robin Grove-White
ISBN: 9780567088963
Format: Hardback
$501.60

Here, experts in the environment, theology and science argue that the challenge posed to society by biotechnology...  Read More >>

Emociones destructivas

Emociones destructivas

Author: Daniel Goleman ,  Dalai Lama
ISBN: 9788472455429
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Daniel Goleman, Dalai Lama y otros Diálogos entre el Dalai Lama y diversos científicos, psicólogos, monjes y filósofos...  Read More >>

Evolutionary Economics and Human Nature

Evolutionary Economics and Human Nature

Author: John Laurent
ISBN: 9781840649239
Format: Hardback
$256.50

For much of the twentieth century, mainstream economists have treated human agents in their models as if they were...  Read More >>

From Gutenberg to the Global Information Infrastructure: Access to Information in the Networked World

From Gutenberg to the Global Information Infrastructure:...

Author: Christine L. Borgman (Professor and Presidential Chair, University of California, Los Angeles)
ISBN: 9780262523455
Format: Paperback
$79.20

Examines questions of technology, behavior, and policy surrounding the Global Information Infrastructure (GII)....  Read More >>

Australia Advances: New Technology

Australia Advances: New Technology

Author: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 9780643068643
Format: DVD
$39.95

Part 3 of the 'Australia Advances' series, NEW TECHNOLOGY explores advances in Gene Technology, Textiles, Energy,...  Read More >>

Evaluating Technology-based Economic Development: Gauging the Impact of Publicly-funded Programs and Policies

Evaluating Technology-based Economic Development: Gauging...

Author: Rhonda G. Phillips
ISBN: 9780773468603
Format: Hardback
$263.87

This title provides a review of the conceptual and practical issues of evaluating technology-based economic development...  Read More >>

High-Tech Grass Roots: The Professionalization of Local Elections

High-Tech Grass Roots: The Professionalization of Local...

Author: Cherie J. Strachan
ISBN: 9780742517653
Format: Hardback
$232.32

This work looks at trends in small-town politics, tracking the infiltration of sophisticated communications technology,...  Read More >>

Flesh and Machines: How Robots Will Change Us

Flesh and Machines: How Robots Will Change Us

Author: Rodney Brooks
ISBN: 9780375725272
Format: Paperback
$42.24

In a clear-sighted look into the technological future, the director of MITUs Artificial Intelligence Laboratory...  Read More >>

Technology and the New Economy

Technology and the New Economy

Author: Chong-En Bai ,  Chi-Wa Yuen (Hong Kong University)
ISBN: 9780262025348
Format: Hardback
$92.40

Essays on the effects of information technology on the economy.  Read More >>

Controlling Technology: Contemporary Issues

Controlling Technology: Contemporary Issues

Author: Eric Katz ,  Andrew Light
ISBN: 9781573929837
Format: Paperback
$60.99

Do we control technology or does technology control us? This title brings together readings that focus on the conflicting...  Read More >>

Adrift In The Technological Matrix

Adrift In The Technological Matrix

Author: David L. ED Erben ,  Anthony Flinn
ISBN: 9780838755518
Format: Hardback
$253.44

"Technology continues to transform the world with a process that seems to be constantly accelerating. The main thrust...  Read More >>

The Net Effect

The Net Effect

Author: Beth Porter ,  Lord David Puttnam
ISBN: 9781841500393
Format: Hardback
$74.91

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Florida's Space Coast: The Impact of NASA on the Sunshine State

Florida's Space Coast: The Impact of NASA on the Sunshine...

Author: William B. Faherty
ISBN: 9780813025636
Format: Hardback
$65.87

The story of America's half century in space exploration, from the successful launch of the first two-stage rocket...  Read More >>

Machines That Become Us: The Social Context of Personal Communication Technology

Machines That Become Us: The Social Context of Personal...

Author: James E. Katz
ISBN: 9780765801586
Format: Hardback
$271.69

Social critics and artificial intelligence experts have long prophesized that computers and robots would soon relegate...  Read More >>

High-Tech Grass Roots: The Professionalization of Local Elections

High-Tech Grass Roots: The Professionalization of Local...

Author: Cherie J. Strachan
ISBN: 9780742517660
Format: Paperback
$54.95

This work looks at trends in small-town politics, tracking the infiltration of sophisticated communications technology,...  Read More >>

Technology and Transcendence

Technology and Transcendence

Author: Michael Breen ,  Eamonn Conway
ISBN: 9781856073844
Format: Paperback
$57.95

Represents the work of fifteen scholars in four disciplines: theology, philosophy, sociology and cultural studies,...  Read More >>

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