Material Worlds: Intersections of Law, Science, Technology, and Society (Journal of Law and Society Special Issues)
Book Details
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ASIN144436152X
ISBN-139781444361520
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank9,788,809
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
A study of the existing and future research on the intersections between law and materiality, leading to the illumination of both.
- A theoretically innovative book exploring the intersections between law and materiality
- Offers new perspectives on a variety of high profile controversial subjects, including climate change, public health, genetics, crime, biomedical technology
- Investigates the futures of both the sociology of law and the study of science and technology from a novel, interdisciplinary vantage point
- Illustrates a wide range of empirical topics to provide a focus for critical reflection on the nature of cross-disciplinary research
- Illuminates relationships between transnational regulation and local practices and the relation between social agency and material worlds
