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Science and Technology in a Multicultural World: The Cultural Politics of Facts and Artifacts

By David J. Hess

Book information

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Year
1995
ISBN
023110197X, 9780231101974
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1625401 bytes)
Pages
311\304
Time added
2019-03-07 10:30:36

Description

This new approach to the study of multiculturalism focuses on its applications to science and technology. It explores new studies that describe the role of culture and power in the making of theories, facts and machines. The cultural construction of science and technology -- The origins of Western Science -- Temporal cultures and technoscience -- The social relations and structures of scientific and technical communities -- Science and technology at large -- Other ways of knowing and doing -- Cosmopolitan technologies, native peoples, and resistance struggles -- Science, technology, and the multicultural education.

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