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Culture + technology : a primer / Jennifer Daryl Slack and J. Macgregor Wise.

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Culture + technology : a primer / Jennifer Daryl Slack and J. Macgregor Wise.

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Culture + technology : a primer / Jennifer Daryl Slack and J. Macgregor Wise.

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Full title

Culture + technology : a primer / Jennifer Daryl Slack and J. Macgregor Wise.

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Publisher

New York : Peter Lang, 2006 [i.e. 2005].

Alternative title

Culture and technology : a primer.

Date

2006 [i.e. 2005].

Call Numbers

N306.46/ 46

Record Identifier

74VKmKApaa2b

MMS ID

991020533679702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

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....

Publication information

Publisher

New York : Peter Lang, 2006 [i.e. 2005].

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

2006 [i.e. 2005].

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"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...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Culture + technology : a primer / Jennifer Daryl Slack and J. Macgregor Wise.

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Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [207]-218.

Contextual Information

Other version (online)

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Call Numbers

N306.46/ 46

Record Identifier

74VKmKApaa2b

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKmKApaa2b

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ISBN

0820450073 (pbk. : alk. paper)

9780820450070 (pbk. : alk. paper)

DDC

306.46

MMS ID

991020533679702626

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