Material Worlds

Intersections of Law, Science, Technology, and Society

Christopher Lawless editor Alex Faulkner editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:16th Mar '12

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Material Worlds cover

A study of the existing and future research on the intersections between law and materiality, leading to the illumination of both.

  • A theoretically innovative book exploring the intersections between law and materiality
  • Offers new perspectives on a variety of high profile controversial subjects, including climate change, public health, genetics, crime, biomedical technology
  • Investigates the futures of both the sociology of law and the study of science and technology from a novel, interdisciplinary vantage point
  • Illustrates a wide range of empirical topics to provide a focus for critical reflection on the nature of cross-disciplinary research
  • Illuminates relationships between transnational regulation and local practices and the relation between social agency and material worlds
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ISBN: 9781444361520

Dimensions: 231mm x 155mm x 7mm

Weight: 227g

188 pages