Dead reckonings : ideas, interests, and politics in the "information age" /
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| Author / Creator: | Jacobsen, John Kurt, 1949- |
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| Imprint: | Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Humanities Press, 1997. |
| Description: | xv, 238 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2781653 |
| Summary: | Investigates how scientific and pseudo-scientific ideas and social ideologies influence the way in which public authorities define their interests and devise strategies to achieve political goals. Part I defends the anarchist theory of knowledge advanced by Paul Feyerabend and examines debates in political science over the most useful applications of idea-oriented approaches. Part II probes cases such as the supervision of nuclear fuel facilities, the socioeconomic impact of foreign high-technology investments on host states, and the prospect of peace in Northern Ireland. Part III offers two short postscripts on the writing of a public television documentary on the Korean War, and the impact of "Schindler's List" on American audiences. Paper edition (unseen), $18.50. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 238 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0391040073 0391040308 |
