| Ecologies of Knowledge: Work and Politics in Science and Technology Contributor(s): Star, Susan Leigh (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0791425657 ISBN-13: 9780791425657 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 306.45 |
| LCCN: 94-33447 |
| Series: Suny Science, Technology, and Society |
| Physical Information: 434 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ecologies of Knowledge provides a comprehensive overview of issues relating to work, politics, and the latest perspectives on the role of materials, feminism, "nonhumans," and work practices as shaping scientific and technical knowledge. In addition to theoretical contributions, the authors cover biotechnology, computing, representations and space, aerospace engineering, and a variety of ethical perspectives and controversies in these domains. |
