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

This book compares resistance to technology across time, nations, and technologies. Three post-war examples - nuclear power, information technology, and biotechnology - are used in the analysis. The focus is on post-1945 Europe, with comparisons made with the USA, Japan, and Australia. Instead of as...

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Other Authors: Bauer, Martin W. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1995
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511563706
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511563706
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511563706
Summary:This book compares resistance to technology across time, nations, and technologies. Three post-war examples - nuclear power, information technology, and biotechnology - are used in the analysis. The focus is on post-1945 Europe, with comparisons made with the USA, Japan, and Australia. Instead of assuming that resistance contributes to the failure of a technology, 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. Whilst many people still believe in the positive contribution made by science and technology, many have become sceptical. By exploring the idea that modernity creates effects that undermine its own foundations, forms and effects of resistance are explored in various contexts. The book presents a unique interdisciplinary study, including contributions from historians, sociologists, psychologists, and political scientists
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Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 422 pages)
ISBN:9780511563706
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511563706