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Anthropological exploration of technology, politics, ethics.
If you're drawn to the complexities of globalization and its impact on society, "Global Assemblages" offers a profound dive into how cutting-edge topics like bioscience and neoliberal policies shape our lives. You'll appreciate how it challenges you to think about the role of technology and governance in contemporary culture, framing these issues through an anthropological lens to unravel their deeper implications on the human condition.
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ISBN: 9781405123587
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Date of Publication: 2004-10-15
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.09
(rated by 46 readers)
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Provides an exciting approach to some of the most contentious issues in discussions around globalization―bioscientific research, neoliberalism, governance―from the perspective of the "anthropological" problems they pose; in other words, in terms of their implications for how individual and collective life is subject to technological, political, and ethical reflection and intervention.
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Anthropological exploration of technology, politics, ethics.
If you're drawn to the complexities of globalization and its impact on society, "Global Assemblages" offers a profound dive into how cutting-edge topics like bioscience and neoliberal policies shape our lives. You'll appreciate how it challenges you to think about the role of technology and governance in contemporary culture, framing these issues through an anthropological lens to unravel their deeper implications on the human condition.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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