Culture + technology : a primer / Jennifer Daryl Slack and J. Macgregor Wise.
Culture + technology : a primer / Jennifer Daryl Slack and J. Macgregor Wise.
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New York : Peter Lang, 2006 [i.e. 2005].
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2006 [i.e. 2005].
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N306.46/ 46
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English
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xiii, 226 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents
Introduction : from culture and technology to technological culture -- I. Culture and technology : the received view -- 1. Progress -- 2. Convenience -- 3. Determinism -- 4. Control -- II. Critical responses to the received view -- 5. Luddism -- 6. Appropriate technology -- 7. The unabomber -- III....
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New York : Peter Lang, 2006 [i.e. 2005].
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New York (State)
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2006 [i.e. 2005].
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"From genetically modified food to weapons of mass destruction, we live in an age of intense debate about technology's place in our culture. While the technologies have changed, these debates go back hundreds of years, and their assumptions have become deeply entrenched in our culture.".
"Culture + Technology is an essential guide to the fascinating history of these debates, and offers new perspectives that give readers the tools they need to make informed decisions about the role of technology in our lives. In clear and compelling language, Slack and Wise untangle and expose the cultural assumptions that underlie our thinking abou...
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Culture + technology : a primer / Jennifer Daryl Slack and J. Macgregor Wise.
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Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [207]-218.
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N306.46/ 46
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74VKmKApaa2b
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0820450073 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780820450070 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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306.46
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991020533679702626