Cyborgs and Citadels: Anthropological Interventions in Emerging Sciences and Technologies

by Sarah Williams, Paul Rabinow, Frederick Klemmer, et al.

Book Overview

Some of the country's most influential thinkers use anthropological methods and theories to examine the practices and practitioners of contemporary science, technology, and medicine in the United States. The authors explore such questions as how science gains authority to direct truth practices, the boundaries between humans and machines, and how science, technology, and medicine contribute to the fashioning of selves.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0933452977
• ISBN13: 9780933452978
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: School for Advanced Research Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"