{"product_id":"biotechnology-unglued-michael-mehta-9780774811330","title":"Biotechnology Unglued: Science, Society, and Social Cohesion","description":"\u003ci\u003eBiotechnology Unglued\u003c\/i\u003e explores this question in a well-considered investigation of the effects of technology on social cohesion. The essays present case studies of how various applications in agricultural, medical, and forensic biotechnology have affected the cohesiveness of agricultural communities, citizens, consumer groups, scientific communities, and society in general. The contributors, from a range of backgrounds, demonstrate how particular kinds of technology-society and technology-corporate configurations affect social cohesion by creating cultures of surveillance, competition, social exclusion, and control.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Mehta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774811331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774811330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Michael Mehta","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48658921029887,"sku":"9780774811330","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/biotechnology-unglued-michael-mehta-9780774811330","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}