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Science Studies: An Advanced Introduction
David J. Hess
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Description for Science Studies: An Advanced Introduction
Paperback.
The first comprehensive survey of the nascent field of "science studies"
Thrust into the public eye by the contentious "Science Wars"—played out most recently by physicist Alan Sokal's hoax—the nascent field of science studies takes on the political, historical, and cultural dimensions of technology and the sciences.
Science Studies is the first comprehensive survey of the field, combining a concise overview of key concepts with an original and integrated framework. In the process of bringing disparate fields together under one tent, David J. Hess realizes the full promise of science studies, long uncomfortably squeezed into traditional disciplines. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814735640
SKU
V9780814735640
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99-50
About David J. Hess
David J. Hess is Professor of Anthropology in the Science and Technology Studies Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His books include Science Studies: An Advanced Introduction (also available from NYU Press), Science in the New Age and Science and Technology in a Multicultural World.
Reviews for Science Studies: An Advanced Introduction
clear and fair-minded ... no other book provides such an excellent map of the entire terrain.
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