{"product_id":"the-postcolonial-science-and-technology-studies-reader","title":"The Postcolonial Science and Technology Studies Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor twenty years  the renowned philosopher of science Sandra Harding has argued that science and technology studies  postcolonial studies  and feminist critique must inform one another. In The Postcolonial Science and Technology Studies Reader  Harding puts those fields in critical conversation  assembling the anthology that she has long wanted for classroom use. In classic and recent essays  international scholars from a range of disciplines think through a broad array of science and technology philosophies and practices. The contributors reevaluate conventional accounts of the Wests scientific and technological projects in the past and present  rethink the strengths and limitations of non-Western societies knowledge traditions  and assess the legacies of colonialism and imperialism. The collection concludes with forward-looking essays  which explore strategies for cultivating new visions of a multicultural  democratic world of sciences and for turning those visions into realities. Feminist science and technology concerns run throughout the reader and are the focus of several essays. Harding provides helpful background for each essay in her introductions to the readers four sections. Contributors Helen Appleton Karen Bckstrand Lucille H. Brockway Stephen B. Brush Judith Carney Committee on Women  Population  and the Environment Arturo Escobar Maria E. Fernandez Ward H. Goodenough Susantha Goonatilake Sandra Harding Steven J. Harris Betsy Hartmann Cori Hayden Catherine L. M. Hill John M. Hobson Peter Mhlhusler Catherine A. Odora Hoppers Consuelo Quiroz Jenny Reardon Ella Reitsma Ziauddin Sardar Daniel Sarewitz Londa Schiebinger Catherine V. Scott Colin Scott Mary Terrall D. Michael Warren\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44986220871733,"sku":"ByrdShop_0822349574","price":78.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780822349570.jpg?v=1770892924","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-postcolonial-science-and-technology-studies-reader","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}