New Technologies In Global Societies

New Technologies In Global Societies
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Publisher : World Scientific
Total Pages : 316
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ISBN-10 : 9789814477956
ISBN-13 : 9814477958
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Download or read book New Technologies In Global Societies written by Pui-lam Law and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2006-08-24 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technological advancements in the West since the last millennium have contributed to global modernity. Technologies set conditions for the closeness of the nation-states and for the affinity of the global and the local. They are also penetrating everyday life, and even sometimes the body, producing radical social changes. Yet, arguing that new technologies bring a new life and a promising future to global societies remains a questionable thesis.This book attempts to explore the relationship between new technologies and global societies, to gain an understanding of how the positive as well as negative influences of technologies bear on global societies, how their practices of use are resisted or re-interpreted by these societies, and how their social meaning is constituted through the process of negotiation with these societies. Part 1 is on science, technology, culture, and the body; Part 2 is on new media and generations, and Part 3 is on information and communication technologies (ICTs) and work.This book has been selected for coverage in:Index to Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings® (ISSHP®/ISI Proceedings)Index to Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings (ISSHP CDROM version/ISI Proceedings)


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