{"product_id":"technology-and-choice-readings-from-technology-and-culture-9780226467771","title":"Technology and Choice: Readings from Technology and Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInnovation - the imaginative attempt to introduce something new or to solve some problem - smashes routine and demands choice, even if only the choice to retain the status quo. This collection of fourteen essays provides a spectrum of historical perspectives on how, when, or why, individuals, societies, governments, and industries have made choices regarding the use of technologies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through historical accounts that span centuries and national boundaries, exploring the complexity of a nuclear power plant and the apparent simplicity of an electrical plug, the contributors to this volume dramatically illustrate the push and pull between technology and society. General topics addressed include: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRegulation of private industry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSocial acceptance of commercial innovation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNegative perceptions of the \"Technological Age\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCultural and artistic features of technology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Provocative and accessible, this collection will serve both students and faculty in history, sociology, and public policy, as well as in history and philosophy of science and technology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThese essays were originally published in the journal\u003c\/i\u003e Technology and Culture","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47591892910231,"sku":"9780226467771","price":2978.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780226467771.webp?v=1774975052","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/technology-and-choice-readings-from-technology-and-culture-9780226467771","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}