Technological Society
The Black Death and the Transformation of the West
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Looking beyond the view of the Black Death as unmitigated catastrophe, David Herlihy sees in it the birth of technological advance as societies struggled to create labor-saving devices in the wake of population losses.
Advertising & Emerging Societies in a Technological & Global Economy (Hardcover)
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Democracy, Risk, and Community
This book presents a novel and compelling thesis about technological risk, liberalism, and policy making in liberal societies.
Innovation In The Biopharmaceutical Industry
Innovation is at the heart of all advances and has the capacity to solve problems facing humanity. Societies which have turned away from innovation and technological development have failed in their ability to support their populations.
State, Development and Identity in Multi-Ethnic Societies
The controversial work of Amy Chua argues that, as rapid modernization, industrialization, technological change and globalization bring about fundamental changes in national, ethnic and class identities, especially in developing countries, there is a danger that the laissez-faire
Future Shock
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Examines the effects of rapid industrial and technological changes upon the individual, the family, and society. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.