Dreamscapes of Modernity: Sociotechnical Imaginaries and the Fabrication of Power

by Sheila Jasanoff

Dreamscapes of Modernity offers the first book-length treatment of sociotechnical imaginaries, a concept originated by Sheila Jasanoff and developed in close collaboration with Sang-Hyun Kim to describe how visions of scientific and technological progress carry with them implicit ideas about public purposes, collective futures, and the common good. The book presents a mix of case studies-including nuclear power in Austria, Chinese rice biotechnology,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022627652X
• ISBN13: 9780226276526
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"