Impact of science & technology on society books

Brings together some of the most provocative commentators on digital culture.Presents both classic essays on digital...  Read More >>

Today's dramatic globalization parallels earlier historical periods of rapid technological change that brought contested...  Read More >>

Technology revolutionized the ways that music was produced in the 20th century. It has also enabled the music of...  Read More >>

This collection of papers from the 2001 TMS Annual Meeting held in New Orleans focuses on five issues concerning...  Read More >>

Presents a compendium of knowledge invaluable in solving construction-related problems. This title offers an overview...  Read More >>

This book offers a study of the interaction of food, politics and science over the last hundred years. Case studies...  Read More >>

Presents research on technology as either a tool or context for groups and teams. This volume covers management...  Read More >>

Innovation, science and technology and the wealth gained from them make continuous media copy and yet there is a...  Read More >>

From egg timers to commuter cups, this thorough reference details the domestic technology and innovations that in...  Read More >>

Argues that an intelligent debate on the future of higher education in America requires a study of its institutions,...  Read More >>

Focusing upon energy conservation and the built environment, this book engages with areas of debate and policy currently...  Read More >>

A A well--written, innovative book, which makes an important contribution to current debates about the role of communication...  Read More >>

In an epilogue he discusses his findings in terms of contemporary debates over high-resolution TV.  Read More >>

What is the potential of animal cloning in the research and treatment of human disease? What are the scientific...  Read More >>

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This text explores the relationship between technology and inequality through social and cultural theory and case...  Read More >>

This collection of essays addresses whether all nations will actively participate in building the information superhighway...  Read More >>

Does the Information Age promise egalitarianism and democracy, or will it simply reinforce long-standing and economic...  Read More >>

West's research examines how information technologies are on a path of creating efficiency, productivity, profitability,...  Read More >>

This text explores the relationship between technology and inequality through social and cultural theory and case...  Read More >>

As yet there has been relatively little published on women's activities in relation to new digital technologies....  Read More >>

A A well--written, innovative book, which makes an important contribution to current debates about the role of communication...  Read More >>

Examining the relationship between social action and the future, this book interrogates the metaphors and practices...  Read More >>

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A newly issued and reformatted, beautifully designed larger version of this bilingual German/English work, published...  Read More >>