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Cellular Phones, Public Fears, and a Culture of Precaution by Adam Burgess (Engl
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN-13
- 9780521520829
- Type
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- Publication Name
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- ISBN
- 9780521520829
- Book Title
- Cellular Phones, Public Fears, and a Culture of Precaution
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Social Science
- Topic
- Mobile & Wireless Communications, Sociology / General
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 16.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 312 Pages
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This is the first account of the health panic surrounding cellular phones that developed in the mid-1990s. Treating the issue as more 'social construction' than evident scientific problem, it tells the story of how this originally American anxiety diffused internationally, having an even bigger impact in countries such as Italy. Burgess highlights the contrasting reactions to the issue ranging from positive indifference in Finland to those such as the UK where precautionary measures were taken. These differences are located within the emergence of a precautionary culture driven by institutional insecurity that first appeared in the US and is now most evident in Europe. Anxieties about cell phone radiowaves are also situated historically in the very different reactions to technologies such as x-rays and in the more similar 'microwave suspicions' about television. In addition, Burgess outlines a history and sociology of what is, despite media-driven anxieties, a spectacularly successful device.
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521520827
ISBN-13
9780521520829
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2362100
Product Key Features
Book Title
Cellular Phones, Public Fears, and a Culture of Precaution
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Mobile & Wireless Communications, Sociology / General
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Social Science
Number of Pages
312 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
16.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ra569.3.B87 2004
Reviews
'... Burgess's study of mobile phones contains a general and worrying message of small or non-existent risk being emphasised to advance social policy and influence the direction of scientific research.' The British Medical Journal, ‘… Adam Burgess' important book is the first major work to examine the history and dynamics of the scare.'New Media and Society, '… Burgess's study of mobile phones contains a general and worrying message of small or non-existent risk being emphasised to advance social policy and influence the direction of scientific research.' The British Medical Journal, '... Adam Burgess' important book is the first major work to examine the history and dynamics of the scare.' New Media and Society, 'Adam Burgess's fascinating and frequently polemical book highlights the perils of precautionary thinking.' The Lancet, ‘Adam Burgess’s fascinating and frequently polemical book highlights the perils of precautionary thinking.’The Lancet, 'I found it thought-provoking and can strongly recommend it as a fascinating study of the interaction between science and society.' Tony Barker, consultant clinical scientist at Royal Hallamshire Hospital and chairman of the IEE's Policy Advisory Group on Biological Effects of Low-level Electromagnetic Fields, '… Adam Burgess' important book is the first major work to examine the history and dynamics of the scare.' New Media and Society, ‘I found it thought-provoking and can strongly recommend it as a fascinating study of the interaction between science and society.’Tony Barker, consultant clinical scientist at Royal Hallamshire Hospital and chairman of the IEE’s Policy Advisory Group on Biological Effects of Low-level Electromagnetic Fields, 'Burgess' book remains a salutary lesson in the social construction of fears, which will undoubtedly be used to inform similar episodes in the years ahead.' Spiked, ‘Burgess’ book remains a salutary lesson in the social construction of fears, which will undoubtedly be used to inform similar episodes in the years ahead.’Spiked
Table of Content
1. Introductory chapter: themes, influences; phones and risk; 2. The mobile 'revolution'; 3. Mobile discontents and the origins of microwave fears; 4. Radiating uncertainty; 5. Diffusing anxiety: international dissemination and national responses to mobile fears; 6. The culture of precaution; 7. Problems of precaution and responsibility.
Copyright Date
2004
Lccn
2003-043591
Dewey Decimal
363.18/9
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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