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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460338503321

Autore

Heller Peter B.

Titolo

Technology and society reader : case studies / / Peter B. Heller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : University Press of America, Inc., , 2012

©2012

ISBN

0-7618-5828-8

Edizione

[Revised edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (108 p.)

Disciplina

338.927091724

Soggetti

Technology - Developing countries

Technology transfer

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Technology And Society Reader; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Cases; 1 Community Cannery and Poultry Breeding, Turkey; 2 Water for the Village of Magyikwan, Burma (Myanmar); 3 Barrio Imas Prostitute Rehabilitation, Costa Rica; 4 Lake Victoria-Mara Windmills, Tanzania; 5 Salawe Pump, Tanzania; 6 Single Side Band Radio Communication System, Papua New Guinea; 7 Sugar Syrup Technology, Ghana; 8 Textile Visual Materials, Ghana and Sudan; 9 Tetanus Vaccination; 10 The Baby Killer: Formula Milk; 11 Papa China (Taro) Project, Colombia; 12 Communicating with Pictures, Nepal

Conclusion: Case Studies OverviewGlossary; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span><span>These case studies illustrate the mutual, reciprocal impact of technology on one hand and the social sciences, including government policy, on the other. The text suggests that advanced technology is not always compatible with the different settings in emerging societies with other geographic, economic, social, cultural, and political environments.</span></span></span>