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- The Social Construction of Technological Systems: New Directions in the Sociology and History of Technology
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- 2012
- Published by: The MIT Press
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The 13 essays in this book draw on a wide array of case studies, from cooking stoves to missile systems, from 15thÂcentury Portugal to today's AI labs - to outline an original research program based on a synthesis of ideas from the social studies of science and the history of technology.
Table of Contents
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- Preface to the Anniversary Edition
- pp. xi-xxxiv
- Acknowledgments (preface from original edition)
- pp. xxxv-xxxviii
- General Introduction (from original edition)
- pp. xxxix-xliv
- Part I: Common Themes in Sociological and Historical Studies of Technology
- Introduction
- pp. 3-10
- Part II: Simplifying the Complexity
- Introduction
- pp. 101-104
- Part III: Strategic Research Sites
- Introduction
- pp. 185-188
- Part IV: Technology and Beyond
- Introduction
- pp. 299-302
- Expert Systems and the Science of Knowledge
- pp. 321-340
- References
- pp. 341-370
- Contributors
- pp. 371-374
- Name Index
- pp. 375-384
- Subject Index
- pp. 385-426
Additional Information
ISBN
9780262301626
Related ISBN(s)
9780262517607
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OCLC
806438413
Pages
424
Launched on MUSE
2012-12-20
Language
English
Open Access
No
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