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Autore: | Broks Peter |
Titolo: | Understanding Popular Science [[electronic resource]] |
Pubblicazione: | Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill Education, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (196 p.) |
Disciplina: | 306.45 |
Soggetto topico: | Science |
Sciences - General | |
Physical Sciences & Mathematics | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Half Title; Issues; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | Science is a defining feature of the modern world, and popular science is where most of us make sense of that fact. Understanding Popular Science provides a framework to help understand the development of popular science and current debates about it. In a lively and accessible style, Peter Broks shows how popular science has been invented, redefined and fought over. From early-nineteenth century radical science to twenty-first century government initiatives, he examines popular science as an arena where the authority of science and the authority of the state are legitimized and challenged. The |
Titolo autorizzato: | Understanding Popular Science |
ISBN: | 1-280-95087-0 |
0-335-22437-7 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910457925003321 |
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