The social life of nanotechnology /

"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 wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Harthorn, Barbara Herr, 1951-, Mohr, John.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2012.
Series:Routledge studies in science, technology and society ; 18.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.