02788nam 2200613 450 991081570470332120230112222921.00-7618-5828-8(CKB)3710000000244195(EBL)1791712(SSID)ssj0001378231(PQKBManifestationID)11726657(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001378231(PQKBWorkID)11339889(PQKB)10838838(MiAaPQ)EBC1791712(Au-PeEL)EBL1791712(CaPaEBR)ebr10938197(CaONFJC)MIL647163(OCoLC)893685747(EXLCZ)99371000000024419520141001h20122012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTechnology and society reader case studies /Peter B. HellerRevised edition.Lanham, Maryland ;Plymouth, England :University Press of America, Inc.,2012.©20121 online resource (108 p.)Includes index.1-322-15906-8 0-7618-5827-X 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, NepalConclusion: Case Studies OverviewGlossary; Index; About the Author<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>TechnologyDeveloping countriesCase studiesTechnology transferCase studiesDeveloping countriesfastCase studies.fastTechnologyTechnology transfer338.927091724Heller Peter B.1926-1649620Heller Peter B.1926-1649620MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815704703321Technology and society reader3998458UNINA