ISBN()CategorySubCategoryBISAC----20162N059780299213343The New Political Sociology of ScienceInstitutions, Networks, and PowerFrickelUniversity of Wisconsin Press2015-08-04USD39.95500PaperbackPrintedBookEnglishsociologyGiven the new way in which scientific knowledge is used and produced, this book takes a sociological approach to examine the implications of these changes on aspects of life such as health, politics, and the environment.6 x 9, 500 PGS, 4 b/w figures, 8 tables20162N099789004264182The Bright Dark AgesComparative and Connective PerspectivesArun BalaHistory of Science and Medicine Library53Brill2016-04-21EUR115.00308HardcoverPrintedBookEnglishHistory of scienceHIS - History of Science & MedicineThe European 'dark ages' in the millennium 500 to 1500 CE was a bright age of brilliant scientific achievements in China, India and the Middle East. The contributors to this volume address its implications for comparative and connective science studies.SCI034000All interested in global histories of science and their implications for philosophy and sociology of knowledge, including university scholars and teachers, and public intellectuals concerned with understanding science in multicultural contexts.PostgraduateArun Bala (Ph.D. 1983) is a physicist and philosopher of science, who has published many articles on globalising the history and philosophy of the Scientific Revolution including The Dialogue of Civilizations in the Birth of Modern Science (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008). Prasenjit Duara, Director of Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore and Emeritus Professor, University of Chicago. Among other books he is author of Culture, Power, and the State: Rural North China, 1900-1942 (1988), which won the Fairbank Prize (American Historical Association) and Levenson Prize (Association for Asian Studies, USA).http://www.brill.com/product_id6258320162N099789004282971The Enigma of the Origin of Portolan ChartsA Geodetic Analysis of the Hypothesis of a Medieval OriginRoel NicolaiHistory of Science and Medicine Library52Brill2016-04-21EUR168.00484HardcoverPrintedBookEnglishHistoryHIS - History of Science & MedicineThe enigmatic nautical charts of the Mediterranean and Black Sea, known as portolan charts, which suddenly appeared in Italy in the thirteenth century are shown to be sophisticated maps the construction of which was well beyond medieval European mapping capabilities.HIS000000Map historians, medievalists and all those interested in the history of science.PostgraduateRoel Nicolai, PhD, MSc (1953) is Principal Geodesist with Shell. 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Systems composed of autonomous subsystems are not new, but the increased complexity of modern technology demands ever more reliable, intelligent, robust and adaptable systems to meet evolving needs.This book presents papers delivered at the International Conference on System Science and Engineering (ICSSE2015), held in Morioka, Japan, in July 2015. 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