Technoscience And Everyday Life: The Complex Simplicities of the Mundane
- ISBN-10
- 0335217052
- ISBN-13
- 9780335217052
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 186
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-09-01
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
- Authors
- Michael, Mike
Description
This book examines the complex relations between technoscience and everyday life. It draws on numerous examples, including both mundane technologies such as Velcro, Post-it Notes, mobile phones and surveillance cameras, and the esoterica of xenotransplantation, new genetics, nanotechnology and posthuman society.
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