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Resistance to new technology: nuclear power, information technology and biotechnology

Bauer, Martin W., ed. (1995) Resistance to new technology: nuclear power, information technology and biotechnology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9780521599481

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Abstract

This book compares resistance to technology across time, nations and technologies, concentrating on nuclear power, information technology and biotechnology. The focus is on post-1945 Europe, with comparisons made with the United States, Japan and Australia. The main thesis of the book is that resistance is a constructive force in technological development, giving technology its particular shape in a particular context. While many people still believe in the positive contribution made by science and technology, many have become skeptical. The book takes the idea that modernity creates effects that undermine its own foundations, and explores various forms and effects of resistance throughout the postwar period. This presents a unique interdisciplinary study, and includes contributions from historians, sociologists, psychologists and political scientists.

Item Type: Book
Official URL: http://www.cambridge.org/
Additional Information: © 1995 Cambridge University Press
Divisions: Methodology
Psychological and Behavioural Science
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D839 Post-war History, 1945 on
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Q Science > Q Science (General)
T Technology > T Technology (General)
Date Deposited: 15 Nov 2011 15:06
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 21:30
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/39607

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