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Readings in Globalization: Key Concepts and Major Debates

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ritzer, George / Atalay, Zeynep, PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell, This unique ong>andong> engagong>inong>g anthology ong>inong>troduces students to the major concepts of globalization withong>inong> the ong>contextong> of the key debates ong>andong> disputes. ong>Inong>troduces globalization through its basic concepts, rather than thematically; a distong>inong>ctive approach that provides students with a better grasp of what ong>socialong> science has to offer on the topic Utilizes concepts from ong>inong>terdisciplong>inong>ary sources, brong>inong>gong>inong>g together work from key figures across a number of fields - from Weber ong>andong> Marx, to contemporary figures ong>inong> the field, ong>inong>cludong>inong>g Beck, Bauman, Castells, ong>andong> Homi Bhabha ong>Inong>cludes excerpts to illustrate ideas, all at an appropriate level of difficulty for an undergraduate audience Offers all of this ong>inong> the dynamic ong>contextong> of major debates surroundong>inong>g the basic concepts ong>andong> the fundamental realities of globalization Designed so it can be used ong>inong>dependently, or alongside Ritzer's "Globalization: A Basic Text" for a complete student resource Acquista Ora

Selected Essays of Wilson Harris: The Unfinished Genesis of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harris, Wilson / Bundy, ong>Andong>rew / Bundy, A. F. M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Wilson Harris is one of the outstong>andong>ong>inong>g literary ong>inong>novators of the century. His novels date from The Palace of the Peacock to Jonestown. This long-awaited volume matches Harris's career with his critical writong>inong>gs, from to the present day. Selected Essays of Wilson Harris brong>inong>gs together twenty-one lectures, addresses ong>andong> essays to make available Harris's full range of writong>inong>gs on subjects ong>inong>cludong>inong>g: * the literate imagong>inong>ation * traditions of myth ong>andong> fable ong>inong> Central ong>andong> South America * the North American literary imagong>inong>ation, from Edgar Allen Poe, Herman Melville ong>andong> Ralph Ellison, to William Faulkner ong>andong> Jean Rhys * ong>inong>heritances ong>andong> legacies of writers of the postcolonial diaspora This comprehensive collection also comes complete with: * an extensive editorial ong>inong>troduction, providong>inong>g valuable ong>historicalong> ong>andong> theoretical ong>contextong> for the essays * a map of Guyana * bibliographies of Harris's fiction ong>andong> non-fiction * appendices on the legends of El Dorado ong>andong> the Holy Grail.

Contemporary English and american literature: an anthology

Autore Giobbio, Skey Editore Sei Anno Anthology with a ong>historicalong> ong>andong> ong>socialong> survey Il libro è ong>inong> ottimo stato, dotato di copertong>inong>a plastificata Le pagong>inong>e sono ong>inong>giallite dal tempo Spese di spedizione: pacco non tracciabile 2E, pacco tracciabile 4E

Renaissance Essays

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wiener, Philip P. / Kristeller, Paul Oskar, PUBLISHER: University of Rochester Press, The Journal of the History of Ideashas, over the years, published many important articles on the Renaissance; this selection provides a significant ong>inong>dex of American scholarship ong>inong> the field ong>inong> the first twenty-five years of the journal's publication. Apart from the quality of the papers, the maong>inong> criterion of selection has been their diversity. The editors aimed to present a broad cross-section of the ong>inong>tellectual history of the Renaissance, ong>andong> have on the whole preferred comprehensive rather than monographic studies. The so-called problem of the Renaissance is represented by FERGUSON; the ong>historicalong> thought of the period by WEISong>INong>GER, BARON, ong>andong> REYNOLDS; its ong>socialong>, moral ong>andong> religious thought by ADAMS, RICE ong>andong> TRong>INong>KAUS; humanism by GRAY; philsophy ong>andong> science by CASSIRER, Rong>ANDong>ALL ong>andong> BOUWSMA; literature by TUVE; the visual arts by SCHAPIRO; ong>andong> music by LOWong>INong>SKY. First published .

Building Corporate Accountability: Emerging Practice in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Zadek, Simon / Evans, Richard / Pruzan, Peter, PUBLISHER: Earthscan Publications, ong>Socialong> ong>andong> ethical accountong>inong>g is emergong>inong>g as a key tool for companies ong>inong> the s ong>inong> response to calls for greater transparency ong>andong> accountability to stakeholders, ong>andong> as a means for managong>inong>g companies ong>inong> ong>inong>creasong>inong>gly complex situations where ong>socialong> ong>andong> environmental issues are significant ong>inong> securong>inong>g busong>inong>ess success.This is the first book to address the practices of ong>socialong> ong>andong> ethical accountong>inong>g, auditong>inong>g ong>andong> reportong>inong>g, ong>andong> their implications for the development of corporate ong>socialong>, ethical ong>andong> environmental responsibility. It ong>inong>cludes nong>inong>e case studies, ong>andong> a ong>historicalong> overview of developments. The editors ong>inong>troduce a methodological framework that allows emergong>inong>g practice worldwide to be analysed, understood ong>andong> improved. This ong>inong>novative book, written by ong>inong>ternational leaders ong>inong> the field, will be of enormous value to busong>inong>ess managers, particularly those responsible for corporate affairs, human resources, environmental management, fong>inong>ancial management or plannong>inong>g. It will also be a useful text for busong>inong>ess students.

Marx and Mill: Two Views of Social Conflict and Social

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Duncan / Duncan, Graeme, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, First published ong>inong> , this was the first detailed comparative analysis of the writong>inong>gs of Karl Marx ong>andong> John Stuart Mill. it contaong>inong>s a full, careful ong>andong> sympathetic account of their respective ong>socialong> doctrong>inong>es, ong>andong> concludes with a critical comparative evaluation of the two thong>inong>kers.

Oxford Readings in Homer's Iliad

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cairns, Douglas L., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This anthology makes accessible to the reader sixteen of the most important studies of Homer ong>andong> the Iliad to appear ong>inong> the last forty years. The essays, by leadong>inong>g Homeric scholars from Great Britaong>inong>, the United States, ong>andong> Europe, deal not only with the aesthetics ong>andong> artistry of the Iliad as a poetic artefact, but with its ong>historicalong> ong>contextong>, its cultural background, ong>andong> its ethical ong>andong> political framework.

The Economy of Modern India,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tomlong>inong>son, B. R., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is the first comprehensive ong>andong> ong>inong>terpretative account of the history of economic growth ong>andong> change ong>inong> colonial ong>andong> post-colonial ong>Inong>dia. Dr. Tomlong>inong>son draws together ong>andong> expong>andong>s on the specialist literature dealong>inong>g with imperialism, development ong>andong> underdevelopment, the ong>historicalong> processes of change ong>inong> agriculture, trade ong>andong> manufacture, ong>andong> the relations among busong>inong>ess, the economy ong>andong> the state. What emerges is a picture of an economy ong>inong> which some output growth ong>andong> technical change occurred both before ong>andong> after , but ong>inong> which a broadly based process of development has been constraong>inong>ed by structural ong>andong> market imperfections. Tomlong>inong>son argues that ong>Inong>dia has thus had an underdeveloped economy, with weak market structures ong>andong> underdeveloped ong>inong>stitutions, which has song>inong>ce profoundly ong>inong>fluenced the ong>socialong>, political ong>andong> ecological history of South Asia.

The State and the Poor: Public Policy and Political

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Echeverri-Gent, John, PUBLISHER: University of California Press, This comparison of rural development ong>inong> ong>Inong>dia ong>andong> the United States develops important departures from economic ong>andong> ong>historicalong> ong>inong>stitutionalism. It elaborates a new conceptual framework for analyzong>inong>g state-society relations begong>inong>nong>inong>g from the premise that policy implementation, as the site of tangible exchanges between state ong>andong> society, provides strategic ong>inong>teraction among self-ong>inong>terested ong>inong>dividuals, ong>socialong> groups, ong>andong> bureaucracies. It demonstrates how this ong>inong>teraction can be harnessed to enhance the effectiveness of public policy. Echeverri-Gent's application of this framework to poverty alleviation programs generates provocative ong>inong>sights about the ways ong>inong> which ong>inong>stitutions ong>andong> ong>socialong> structure constraong>inong> policy-makers. ong>Inong> the process, he illumong>inong>ates new implications for the concepts of state autonomy ong>andong> state capacity. The book's origong>inong>al conceptual framework ong>andong> ong>inong>triguong>inong>g fong>inong>dong>inong>gs will ong>inong>terest scholars of South Asia ong>andong> American politics, ong>socialong> theorists, ong>andong> policy-makers.

Islam, Politics, and Social Movements

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Burke, Edmund, III / Lapidus, Ira M. / Abrahamian, Ervong>andong>, PUBLISHER: University of California Press, Taken together the essays ong>inong> this work not only provide new research essential to the study of Islamic societies ong>andong> Muslim peoples, but also set a new stong>andong>ard for the concrete study of local situations ong>andong> illumong>inong>ate the forces shapong>inong>g the history of modern Muslim societies. This collection is unique ong>inong> its sophisticated ong>inong>terpretation of the ong>socialong> protest ong>andong> political resistance movements ong>inong> Muslim countries durong>inong>g the nong>inong>eteenth ong>andong> twentieth centuries. The contributors take two prong>inong>cipal approaches to the study of their subject. Utilizong>inong>g "new cultural history," they explore how particular movements have deployed the cultural ong>andong> religious resources of Islam to mobilize ong>andong> legitimize ong>inong>surgent political action. Others rely on "new ong>socialong> history" to study the economic, political, ong>andong> ong>socialong> ong>contextong>s ong>inong> which movements of anti-colonial resistance ong>andong> revolution have developed. This work brong>inong>gs together contributions from specialists on Islamic North Africa, Egypt, the Arab fertile crescent, Iran ong>andong> ong>Inong>dia.

Continental Philosophy of Social Science: Hermeneutics,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sherratt, Yvonne, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Yvonne Sherratt argues for the importance of an ong>historicalong> understong>andong>ong>inong>g of the contong>inong>ental traditional approach to ong>socialong> science ong>inong> order to appreciate its ong>inong>dividual, humanist character. Examong>inong>ong>inong>g the key traditions of hermeneutic, genealogical ong>andong> critical theory, ong>andong> the texts of major thong>inong>kers such as Gadamer, Ricoeur, Derrida, Nietzsche, Foucault, the Early Frankfurt School ong>andong> Habermas, she also ong>contextong>ualizes contemporary developments withong>inong> strong>andong>s of thought stemmong>inong>g back to Ancient Greece ong>andong> Rome. Sherrat demonstrates how these modes of thong>inong>kong>inong>g developed through the ages to become part of twentieth-century disciplong>inong>es.

Energy: Its Use and the Environment

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hong>inong>richs, Roger A. / Kleong>inong>bach, Merlong>inong> H., PUBLISHER: Thomson Brooks/Cole, What is the impact of such energy issues as global warmong>inong>g, radioactive waste, ong>andong> municipal solid waste on the ong>inong>dividual ong>andong> society? ENERGY: ITS USE ong>ANDong> THE ENVIRONMENT answers these questions, emphasizong>inong>g the physical prong>inong>ciples behong>inong>d energy ong>andong> its effects on our environment, ong>andong> explaong>inong>ong>inong>g the basic physical prong>inong>ciples behong>inong>d the use of energy, ong>inong>cludong>inong>g the study of mechanics, electricity ong>andong> magnetism, thermodynamics, ong>andong> atomic ong>andong> nuclear physics. By placong>inong>g energy issues withong>inong> the ong>contextong> of everyday examples ong>andong> askong>inong>g you to defong>inong>e ong>andong> support critical arguments, ENERGY: ITS USE ong>ANDong> THE ENVIRONMENT offers a provocative approach to this crucial issue.

Inside Out and Outside in: Psychodynamic Clinical Theory and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berzoff, Joan / Flanagan, Laura Melano / Hertz, Patricia, PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Over the past decade, ong>Inong>side Out ong>andong> Outside ong>Inong> has become a very important book among mental health practitioners ong>inong> a variety of disciplong>inong>es that deal with ong>inong>dividuals ong>inong> their complex ong>socialong> environments. Revised ong>andong> updated throughout, the third edition builds on this foundation ong>andong> adds a new chapter on cognitive behavioral theory ong>andong> practice ong>andong> a new chapter on relational ong>andong> ong>inong>tersubjective theories to more fully meet the needs of both students ong>andong> practitioners today. The third edition of ong>Inong>side Out ong>andong> Outside ong>Inong> maong>inong>taong>inong>s the book's respectful tone ong>andong> empathetic voice while makong>inong>g many new additions. The chapter on affective disorders now ong>inong>cludes bipolar disorders. Two other chapters update content on psychodynamic theory ong>andong> race ong>andong> gender. This edition also offers new research on schizophrenia ong>andong> personality disorders. Other key updates ong>inong>clude long>inong>kong>inong>g trauma theory with attachment, as well as attendong>inong>g to client systems, ong>inong>cludong>inong>g couples, throughout the book. This new edition further deepens our understong>andong>ong>inong>g of the bio-psycho-ong>socialong> ong>contextong>s ong>inong> which clong>inong>ical theory ong>andong> practice occur, particularly ong>inong> multicultural settong>inong>gs. It offers ways to clearly understong>andong> theories ong>andong> clong>inong>ical disorders ong>inong> their biological ong>andong> ong>socialong> ong>contextong>s ong>andong> provides key updates on new developments ong>inong> the biopsychoong>socialong> domaong>inong>. Acquista Ora

Mountain Environments and Communities

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Funnell, Don / Funnell, D. C. / Funnell Don, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Mountaong>inong> Environments ong>andong> Communities explaong>inong>s the background physical environment ong>andong> then explores the environmental ong>andong> ong>socialong> dimensions of mountaong>inong> regions. This critical review of the concepts currently employed ong>inong> mountaong>inong> research, draws upon a wide range of examples from developed ong>andong> developong>inong>g countries. The dynamics of mountaong>inong> life are described through both ong>historicalong> accounts of village-based systems ong>andong> examples of the contemporary impact of global capital ong>andong> sustaong>inong>able development strategies.

Close Encounters?

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lamdourne, R. J. A. / Lambourne, Robert / Lambourne, R. J., PUBLISHER: Taylor & Francis Group, Currently, science fiction ong>inong> all its forms is enjoyong>inong>g enormous popular ong>inong>terest. There can be no doubt that science fiction books ong>andong> films have great ong>inong>fluence on the public view of science ong>andong> scientists. Close Encounters? examong>inong>es the ong>historicalong> development of science fiction as a genre ong>inong> books ong>andong> films, tracong>inong>g its roots, examong>inong>ong>inong>g its most common ideas, explorong>inong>g its relationship to real science, ong>andong> attemptong>inong>g to assess its cultural impact. Discussion focuses on major themes such as time travel, politics, religion, ecology, ong>andong> disasters. The authors consider the science ong>inong> science fiction, the images of scientists that science fiction conveys, ong>andong> some of the political, religious, ong>andong> ong>socialong> motifs promong>inong>ent ong>inong> science fiction. They also discuss pseudo-science ong>andong> its growong>inong>g ong>inong>fluence on the public perception of science. This fascong>inong>atong>inong>g, thought-provokong>inong>g study should be read by all those ong>inong>terested ong>inong> how the nature of science ong>andong> its role ong>inong> our society is portrayed ong>inong> science fiction.

Theorizing Social Work Practice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thompson, Neil, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, This important new text from Neil Thompson explores the relationship between ong>socialong> work theory ong>andong> ong>socialong> work practice ong>inong> a way that promotes reflective practice ong>andong> identifies the value ong>andong> limitations of different theoretical positions from an applied perspective. The book is outstong>andong>ong>inong>g for its clarity, balance, organization ong>andong> ong>inong>tegrity.

The Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berger, Ronald J., PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishong>inong>g Company, This ethnic ong>andong> racially diverse text traces the growth ong>andong> development of the juvenile delong>inong>quent field, with ong>historicalong> essays ong>andong> contemporary research that show how a sociological perspective can be ong>inong>sightful, ong>inong>terestong>inong>g, ong>andong> relevant. The material has been selected from a wide range of sources usong>inong>g a variety of approaches: from ong>socialong> science surveys to ethnographic ong>andong> grippong>inong>g journalistic accounts that portray the day-to-day life experiences of delong>inong>quent youths ong>andong> the gritty realities of life on the streets. The reader will come away with a thorough understong>andong>ong>inong>g of the contributions of sociology to the sutdy of juvenile delong>inong>quency, ong>andong> a firm groundong>inong>g ong>inong> the essential issues of the field.

What Jesus Demands from the World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Piper, John, PUBLISHER: Crossway, Piper's examong>inong>ation of Jesus' demong>andong>s ong>inong> theGospels helps us see the lovong>inong>g concern of our Savior ong>inong> aredemptive-ong>historicalong> ong>contextong>. The four Gospels arefilled with demong>andong>s from Jesus. These demong>andong>s are Jesus' wayof showong>inong>g us who he is ong>andong> what he expects of us. They are notharsh demong>andong>s origong>inong>atong>inong>g from a selfish desire to control, butrather lovong>inong>g directions for our good ong>andong> ultimate satisfaction. ong>Inong>fact, what Jesus demong>andong>s from the world can be summed up as: "Trust ong>andong> treasure me above all." This is goodnews ong>Inong> What Jesus Demong>andong>s from the World, John Piper looksat the demong>andong>s of Jesus as found ong>inong> the four Gospels. He begong>inong>swith an ong>inong>troduction that puts the demong>andong>s ong>inong> aredemptive-ong>historicalong> ong>contextong>, then engages ong>inong> a conciseexamong>inong>ation of each. The result is an accessible ong>inong>troduction forthoughtful ong>inong>quirers ong>andong> new believers, as well as a refreshong>inong>gremong>inong>der for more mature believers of God's plan for hisSon's glory ong>andong> our good. Now available ong>inong> paperback.

Marriages & Families: Intimacy, Diversity, and Strengths

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Olson, David / DeFraong>inong>, John / Skogrong>andong>, Long>inong>da, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Humanities/ong>Socialong> Sciences/Langua, An ong>inong>troductory text, "Marriages ong>andong> Families" accentuates the positive aspects of relationships ong>andong> focuses on enrichong>inong>g students' knowledge ong>andong> experience ong>inong> buildong>inong>g strong, successful couple ong>andong> family relationships. The authors, seasoned family scholars ong>andong> therapists, ong>inong>tegrate research, theory, ong>andong> practical applications with an ong>inong>terdisciplong>inong>ary perspective on marriage ong>andong> family. To enhance teachong>inong>g ong>andong> student learnong>inong>g, an updated AWARE (Awareness of Attitudes ong>andong> Relationships Expectations) Onlong>inong>e computerized assessment contaong>inong>s 15 categories that match the chapters of the book.

Identifying Military Insignia

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fowler, Will, PUBLISHER: Booksales, The new compact guide to military ong>inong>signia from around the world, concentratong>inong>g especially on the U.S. ong>andong> Europe. Organized by location on a uniform, enablong>inong>g speedy access to a desired identification. ong>Inong>signia variations ong>andong> ong>historicalong> background are also discussed. Full color.

The Politics of Anxiety in Nineteenth-Century American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Murison, Justong>inong>e S., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, For much of the nong>inong>eteenth century, the nervous system was a medical mystery, ong>inong>spirong>inong>g scientific studies ong>andong> excitong>inong>g great public ong>inong>terest. Because of this widespread fascong>inong>ation, the nerves came to explaong>inong> the means by which mong>inong>d ong>andong> body related to each other. By the s, the nervous system helped Americans express the consequences on the body, ong>andong> for society, of major ong>historicalong> changes. Literary writers, ong>inong>cludong>inong>g Nathaniel Hawthorne ong>andong> Harriet Beecher Stowe, used the nerves as a metaphor to re-imagong>inong>e the role of the self amidst political, ong>socialong> ong>andong> religious tumults, ong>inong>cludong>inong>g debates about slavery ong>andong> the revivals of the Second Great Awakenong>inong>g. Representong>inong>g the 'romance' of the nervous system ong>andong> its cultural impact thoughtfully ong>andong>, at times, critically, the fictional experiments of this century helped construct ong>andong> explore a neurological vision of the body ong>andong> mong>inong>d. Murison explaong>inong>s the impact of neurological medicong>inong>e on nong>inong>eteenth-century literature ong>andong> culture. Acquista Ora

The Politics of Citizenship in Europe

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Howard, Marc Morje, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, ong>Inong> this book, Marc Morje Howard addresses immigrant ong>inong>tegration, one of the most critical challenges facong>inong>g European countries today, the resolution of which will ong>inong> large part depend on how foreigners can become citizens. Howard's research shows that despite remarkable convergence ong>inong> their economic, judicial, ong>andong> ong>socialong> policies, the countries of the European Union still maong>inong>taong>inong> very different defong>inong>itions of citizenship. Based on an ong>inong>novative measure of national citizenship policies, the book accounts for both ong>historicalong> variation ong>andong> contemporary change. Howard's ong>historicalong> explanation highlights the legacies of colonialism ong>andong> early democratization, which unong>inong>tentionally created relatively ong>inong>clusive citizenship regimes. The contemporary analysis explores why some of the more restrictive countries have liberalized ong>inong> recent decades, whereas others have not. Howard's argument focuses on the politics of citizenship, showong>inong>g ong>inong> particular how anti-immigrant public opong>inong>ion - when activated politically, usually by far right movements or public referenda - can block the liberalizong>inong>g tendencies of political elites. Overall, the book shows the far-reachong>inong>g implications of this growong>inong>g ong>andong> volatile issue.

History and Myth in Romanian Consciousness

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boia, Lucian / Boia, L., PUBLISHER: Central European University Press, Boia closely examong>inong>es the process of ong>historicalong> culture ong>andong> conscience ong>inong> nong>inong>eteenth ong>andong> twentieth century Romania, particularly concentratong>inong>g on the impact of the national ideology on history. Based upon his fong>inong>dong>inong>gs, the author identifies several key mythical configurations ong>andong> analyses the manner ong>inong> which Romanians have reconstituted their own highly ideologized history over the last two centuries.

Atlas of Industrializing Britain,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morris, R. J. / Langton, John, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This atlas draws together crucial ong>socialong> ong>andong> economic data on Englong>andong>, Scotlong>andong> ong>andong> Wales between ong>andong> , ong>andong> gives a clear guide to the ong>inong>dustrial development of Great Britaong>inong> durong>inong>g the modern period.

Technology and Society: A Canadian Perspective, Second

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Goyder, John, PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press, Song>inong>ce the publication of the first edition of "Technology ong>andong> Society: A Canadian Perspective "ong>inong> , awareness of the pervasive effects of new ong>andong> emergong>inong>g technologies on our lives is, if anythong>inong>g, even more pronounced. New ong>andong> emergong>inong>g technologies ong>inong> everythong>inong>g from health care to communication ong>andong> the ong>Inong>ternet hold enormous promise. However, the more omong>inong>ous consequences of technology are also very much with us?from environmental degradation to uncertaong>inong>ty ong>inong> the workplace ong>inong> a post "dot.com" economy to terrorism ong>andong> warfare. "Technology ong>andong> Society, "second edition, contong>inong>ues the rich tradition of Canadian writong>inong>g on technology found ong>inong> the work of Harold ong>Inong>nis, Marshall McLuhan, George Grant, Ursula Franklong>inong>, ong>andong> others. Like the first edition, the book begong>inong>s ong>andong> ends with an attempt to understong>andong> Grant's ong>inong>sistence that technology is a "fate," connected, ong>inong> the anthropological sense, with the evolution of societies. ong>Inong> between, the book examong>inong>es the ong>socialong> ong>andong> ong>historicalong> foundation for the development ong>andong> diffusion of technology ong>inong> the Canadian ong>contextong>. The first three chapters defong>inong>e the phenomenon of technology by classifyong>inong>g the vast array of tools ong>andong> techniques. They offer a conceptual scheme for understong>andong>ong>inong>g the ong>inong>terrelationship between society ong>andong> technology ong>andong> for the diffusion of technologies. Subsequent chapters shift to lookong>inong>g at the consequences of technology. The long>inong>kage between technology ong>andong> economic development is explored, as is the significance of a technocratic value system. The relationship between work ong>andong> technology?the significance of "automation," of a "branch plant" economy, "R&D," ong>andong> communication?is examong>inong>ed. The fong>inong>al chapters consider new leadong>inong>g technologies such as artificial ong>inong>telligence ong>andong> biotechnology, as well as public attitudes towards technology.

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