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UNINA9910815705903321 |
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Autore |
Bucchi Massimiano <1970-> |
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Titolo |
Science and the media : alternative routes in scientific communication / / Massimiano Bucchi |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Routledge, 1998 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-65741-2 |
1-280-33029-5 |
9786610330294 |
0-203-26383-9 |
0-203-06487-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (208 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge studies in science, technology, and society ; ; 1 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Communication in science |
Communication of technical information |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In the days of global warming and BSE, science is increasingly a public issue. This book provides a theoretical framework which allows us to understand why and how scientists address the general public. The author develops the argument that turning to the public is not simply a response to inaccurate reporting by journalists or to public curiosity, nor a wish to gain recognition and additional funding. Rather, it is a tactic to which the scientific community are pushed by certain ""internal"" crisis situations. Bucchi examines three cases of scientists turning to the public: the cold fusion ca |
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