The social life of nanotechnology [electronic resource] / edited by Barbara Herr Harthorn and John W. Mohr.

Contributor(s): Harthorn, Barbara Herr, 1951- | Mohr, JohnMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: Routledge studies in science, technology, and society ; 18.Publication details: New York : Routledge, 2012. Description: xiii, 277 p. : illISBN: 9780203106471 (e-book : PDF)Subject(s): Nanotechnology -- Social aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleOnline resources: Click here to access online Also available in print edition.

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pt. 1. Constructing the field of nanotechnology : the social origins of nanotechnology -- pt. 2. Controlling the field : the role of public policies, market systems, scientific labor, and globalization in nanotechnology -- pt. 3. Contesting the field : knowledge, power, and reflexivity in the construction of nanotechnology.

Summary: "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 within the public sphere itself. It explores the early origins of nanotechnologies; the social, economic, and political organization of the field; and the cultural and subjective meanings ascribed to nanotechnologies in social settings"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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 within the public sphere itself. It explores the early origins of nanotechnologies; the social, economic, and political organization of the field; and the cultural and subjective meanings ascribed to nanotechnologies in social settings"-- Provided by publisher.

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