Of Bicycles, Bakelites, and Bulbs Toward a Theory of Sociotechnical Change |
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| Author:
| Bijker, Wiebe E. |
| Series title: | Inside Technology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-262-02376-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1995 |
| Publisher: | MIT Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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This text crystallises and extends the work Wiebe Bijker has done in the last decade to found a full-scale theory of sociotechnical change that describes where technologies come from and how societies deal with them. Of Bicycles, Bakelites, and Bulbs integrates detailed case studies with theoretical generalisations and political analyses to offer a fully rounded treatment both of the relations between technology and society and of the issues involved in sociotechnical change.
This text crystallises and extends the work Wiebe Bijker has done in the last decade to found a full-scale theory of sociotechnical change that describes where technologies come from and how societies deal with them. Of Bicycles, Bakelites, and Bulbs integrates detailed case studies with theoretical generalisations and political analyses to offer a fully rounded treatment both of the relations between technology and society and of the issues involved in sociotechnical change.