menu
{ "item_title" : "Secrecy and Science", "item_author" : [" Brian Balmer "], "item_description" : "Drawing on classical sociological writing on secrecy by Simmel, Merton and Shils Secrecy and Science draws on recently declassified documents to investigate significant episodes in the history of biological and chemical warfare. At the same time, it draws on more contemporary perspectives in science and technology studies that understand knowledge and social order as co-produced within heterogeneous networks of 'things and people' in order to develop a theoretical set of arguments about how the relationship between secrecy and science might be understood.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers1.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/40/943/056/1409430561_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "233.99", "online_price" : "233.99", "our_price" : "233.99", "club_price" : "233.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }
Secrecy and Science|Brian Balmer

Secrecy and Science : A Historical Sociology of Biological and Chemical Warfare

local_shippingShip to Me
In Stock.
FREE Shipping for Club Members help

Overview

Drawing on classical sociological writing on secrecy by Simmel, Merton and Shils Secrecy and Science draws on recently declassified documents to investigate significant episodes in the history of biological and chemical warfare. At the same time, it draws on more contemporary perspectives in science and technology studies that understand knowledge and social order as co-produced within heterogeneous networks of 'things and people' in order to develop a theoretical set of arguments about how the relationship between secrecy and science might be understood.

This item is Non-Returnable

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781409430568
  • ISBN-10: 1409430561
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Publish Date: April 2012
  • Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.96 pounds
  • Page Count: 182

Related Categories

You May Also Like...

    1

BAM Customer Reviews