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A. Hanson
Technology and Cultural Tectonics [PDF ebook]
Shifting Values and Meanings

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Capa do A. Hanson: Technology and Cultural Tectonics (PDF)

What impact has technology had on cultural meanings, values, and symbols? This anthropological exploration shows how technologies produce novel and sometimes jarring realignments among cultural institutions.

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1. The Technological Society 2. Honor Thy Father(s) and Thy Mother(s) 3. All in the Family 4. Prenatal Testing and its Discontents 5. The Frozen and the Dead 6. Time and Identity 7. Thinking in a New Key 8. Scales of Time and Space 9. Expansions

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F. Allan Hanson is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Kansas, USA.

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Língua Inglês ● Formato PDF ● Páginas 188 ● ISBN 9781137338365 ● Tamanho do arquivo 1.4 MB ● Editora Palgrave Macmillan US ● Cidade New York ● País US ● Publicado 2013 ● Carregável 24 meses ● Moeda EUR ● ID 3091296 ● Proteção contra cópia DRM social

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