UID:
edocfu_9959232903702883
Format:
1 online resource (169 p.)
Edition:
1st Eng. language ed.
ISBN:
1-134-35486-X
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9786613884152
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1-134-35487-8
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0-415-32199-9
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1-283-57170-6
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1-280-02610-3
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9786610026104
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0-203-29973-6
Uniform Title:
Scienza e societa.
Content:
Without assuming any scientific background, Bucchi provides clear summaries of all the major theoretical positions within the sociology of science, using many fascinating examples to illustrate them.
Note:
First published in Italian. Bologna : Societa editrice il Mulino, 2002.
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction; Prologue; The development of modern science and the birth of the sociology of science; Paradigms and styles of thought: a 'social window' on science?; Is mathematics socially shaped? The 'strong programme'; Inside the laboratory; Tearing bicycles and missiles apart: the sociology of technology; 'Science wars'; Communicating science; A new science?; Suggested further reading and interesting websites; References; Index of names;
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-203-35002-2
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-32200-6
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203299739
