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Ecologies of Knowledge

by Susan Leigh Star
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Overview

This collection of articles provides a comprehensive overview of personal and public issues related to social change and how they shape scientific and technical knowledge.

Synopsis

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.

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Book Details

Published
September 30, 2009
Publisher
State University of New York Press
Pages
434
ISBN
9781438420974

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