Cyborgs and Citadels: Anthropological Interventions in Emerging Sciences and Technologies (School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series) - Hardcover

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9780933452961: Cyborgs and Citadels: Anthropological Interventions in Emerging Sciences and Technologies (School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series)
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ISBN 10: 0933452969 ISBN 13: 9780933452961
Publisher: School for Advanced Research Press, 1998

Synopsis

Some of the country's most influential thinkers use anthropological methods and theories to examine the practices and practitioners of contemporary science, technology, and medicine in the United States. The authors explore such questions as how science gains authority to direct truth practices, the boundaries between humans and machines, and how science, technology, and medicine contribute to the fashioning of selves.

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About the Author

Contributors are Gary Lee Downey, Joseph Dumit, Donna Haraway, Deborah Heath, David J. Hess, Frederick Klemmer, Juan C. Lucena, Emily Martin, Laury Oaks, Paul Rabinow, Rayna Rapp, Karen-Sue Taussig, Sharon Traweek, Ariane van der Straten, and Sarah Williams.

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Publisher
School for Advanced Research Press
Publication date
1998
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0933452969
ISBN 13 
9780933452961
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
318
Editor
Downey Gary Lee, Dumit Joseph
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