The Fail-Safe Society
Community Defiance and the End of American Technological Optimism
1st Edition
Published on 25. February 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
252 pages
978-0-520-08202-1 (ISBN)
Description
Here is the first balanced assessment of opposition by community groups to scientific and technological projects seen to offer hazards to their communities. Charles Piller shows how ecological disasters and technological breakdowns have robbed Americans of their faith in the beneficence of technology, and he offers a guide for achieving meaningful public involvement in scientific and technological decision-making.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-08202-1 (9780520082021)
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Person
Charles Piller is Associate Editor of Macworld Magazine and co-author of Gene Wars: Military Control Over the New Genetic Technologies (1988).