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Author: Dominique Vinck
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 16.90cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 24.40cm
Weight: 0.632kg
ISBN: 9781848449640
ISBN 10: 184844964
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 30 June 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
`. . . this book is a very detailed inventory of the different sociological works about science. The bibliography is thorough; it recalls forgotten, often uncited, and unjustly unappreciated authors. . . Social scientists will find in this book a substantial panorama of the sociological views on science. Their students will too. They will be able to deepen their social studies of science by using this as a bibliographic guide and consulting selections from the various works mentioned.' -- Genevieve Teil, Science and Public Policy `This work is a magisterial introduction to the sociology of science. With science being imbricated in the very tissue of our political lives - with climate change, energy policy, biodiversity conservation and so forth - it is increasingly important that the rich lessons of the field of science studies be brought to a wider readership. This book achieves that goal with great style: it is both highly accessible and rigorously researched.' -- Geoffrey C. Bowker, Santa Clara University, US
'... this book is a very detailed inventory of the different sociological works about science. The bibliography is thorough; it recalls forgotten, often uncited, and unjustly unappreciated authors... Social scientists will find in this book a substantial panorama of the sociological views on science. Their students will too. They will be able to deepen their social studies of science by using this as a bibliographic guide and consulting selections from the various works mentioned.' -- Genevieve Teil, Science and Public Policy 'This work is a magisterial introduction to the sociology of science. With science being imbricated in the very tissue of our political lives - with climate change, energy policy, biodiversity conservation and so forth - it is increasingly important that the rich lessons of the field of science studies be brought to a wider readership. This book achieves that goal with great style: it is both highly accessible and rigorously researched.' -- Geoffrey C. Bowker, Santa Clara University, US
'This work is a magesterial introduction to the sociology of science. With science being imbricated in the very tissue of our political lives - with climate change, energy policy, biodiversity conservation and so forth - it is increasingly important that the rich lessons of the field of science studies be brought to a wider readership. This book achieves that goal with great style: it is both highly accessible and rigorously researched.' - Geoffrey C. Bowker, Santa Clara University, US
Author Information
Dominique Vinck, Professor, STS Lab, Institut des Sciences Sociales, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
