Knowledge as Commons: Toward Inclusive Science and Technology

by Prabir Purkayastha

A powerful contribution to the debate on intellectual property

Knowledge as Commons traces the historical path towards the privatization of knowledge, situating science, technology and the emergence of modern nations in a larger historical framework. Author Prabir Purkayastha asks: Do the needs of society drive science and technology? Or do developments in science and technology provide the motor force of history? Has this...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1685900712
• ISBN13: 9781685900717
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Monthly Review Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"