ISBN:
9780203106471
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 277 p.)
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ill.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in science, technology and society 18
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. The social life of nanotechnology
DDC:
303.483
Keywords:
Nanotechnology Social aspects
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Electronic books
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Nanotechnologie
;
Sozialwissenschaften
Abstract:
"This volume shows how nanotechnology takes on a wide range of socio-historically specific meanings in the context of globalization, across multiple localities, institutions and collaborations, through diverse industries, research labs, and government agencies and in a variety of discussions within the public sphere itself. It explores the early origins of nanotechnologies; the social, economic, and political organization of the field; and the cultural and subjective meanings ascribed to nanotechnologies in social settings. "--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
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pt. I. Constructing the field of nanotechnology: the social origins of nanotechnology -- pt. II. Controlling the field: the role of public policies, market systems, scientific labor, and globalization in nanotechnology -- pt. III. Contesting the field: knowledge, power, and reflexivity in the construction of nanotechnology
