Technology and Social Change in Rural Areas: A Festschrift for Eugene A. Wilkening - Couverture rigide

Summers, Gene F

 
9780367289669: Technology and Social Change in Rural Areas: A Festschrift for Eugene A. Wilkening
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ISBN 10 : 0367289660 ISBN 13 : 9780367289669
Editeur : Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

The possibility of nuclear war, the failure of the Green Revolution, the capabilities of genetic engineering, and other actual and potential effects of technological innovations have created demands for a more humane application of technology. Addressing this issue, Technology and Social Change in Rural Areas is a clear assessment of the current state of affairs. The book begins with a discussion of the changing paradigms of technology adoption and diffusion, the dynamics of public resistance, and the question of social responsibility in an age of synthetic biology. In subsequent sections, the contributors assess the revolutionary effect of technology on agriculture worldwide and conclude that radically new public policies are essential; expose the transformations of rural life and communities that result from the localized effects of technology and its use as a weapon in world-system politics; and critically examine the appropriate technology movement. The essays are presented to honor Professor Eugene A. Wilkening for his many pioneering and lasting contributions to the study of technology and rural social change. The book includes an intellectual biography of Professor Wilkening written by his long-time colleague and friend, William H. Sewell.

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À propos de l?auteur

Gene F. Summers is professor of rural sociology, University of Wisconsin--Madison. His work on community changes associated with the restructuring of national economies has resulted in two books, Industrial Invasion of Nonmetropolitan America and Nonmetropolitan Economic Growth and Community Change.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0367289660
ISBN 13 
9780367289669
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
266
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Personne responsable
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