nuclear power, information technology, and biotechnology /
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Martin Bauer.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1995.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xii, 422 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
26 cm
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Papers from a three-day conference held at the Science Museum, London, 5-7 April 1993.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
(CREDITS NOTE (PROJECTED AND VIDEO MATERIAL AND SOUND RECORDINGS
Text of Note
On t.p.: The National Museum of Science & Industry Science Museum.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"The book compares resistance to technology across time, nations and technologies. Three post-war technologies - nuclear power, information technology and biotechnology - are used in the analysis. The focus is on post-1945 Europe, with comparisons made with the USA, Japan and Australia. Instead of assuming that resistance contributes to the failure of a technology, the main thesis of the book is that resistance is a constructive force in technological development, giving technology its particular shape in a particular context. Whilst many people still believe in science and technology, many have become more sceptical of the allied 'progress'. By exploring the idea that modernity creates effects that undermine its own foundations, forms and effects of resistance are explored in various contexts." "The book presents a unique interdisciplinary study, including contributions from historians, sociologists, psychologists and political scientists."--Jacket.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Biotechnology-- Social aspects, Congresses.
Information technology-- Social aspects, Congresses.
Nuclear energy-- Social aspects, Congresses.
Technology assessment-- Europe, Congresses.
Technology assessment, Congresses.
Attitude.
Biotechnology.
Nuclear Energy.
Public Opinion.
Sociology.
Technology.
Biotechnologie-- Aspect social-- Congrès.
Énergie nucléaire-- Aspect social-- Congrès.
Technologie de l'information-- Aspect social, Congrès.