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02153nam a2200301 a 4500 |
| CONTROL NUMBER |
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jcplb18613895 |
| CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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CoLwJCPL |
| FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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081016s2009 maua b 001 0 eng d |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780073515359 |
| CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
CoLwJCPL |
| Transcribing agency |
CoLwJCPL |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
303.483 |
| Edition number |
22 |
| LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
303.483 |
| Item number |
TAKING SIDES |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Taking sides. |
| Name of part/section of a work |
Clashing views in science, technology and society / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
selected, edited, and with introductions by Thomas A. Easton. |
| VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
Clashing views in science, technology and society. |
| EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
8th ed., expanded. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Boston : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
McGraw-Hill Higher Education, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2009. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xxviii, 444 p. ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE |
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| Title |
Taking sides. |
| GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
"Expanded with two new issues"--Cover. |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Does politics come before science in current government decision making? -- Should government restrict the publication of unclassified but "sensitive" research? -- Should the Internet be neutral? -- Should society act now to halt global warming? -- Is it time to revive nuclear power? -- Will hydrogen replace fossil fuels for cars? -- Do falling birth rates pose a threat to human welfare? -- Is there sufficient scientific research to conclude that cell phones cause cancer? -- Should DDT be banned worldwide? -- Should potential risks slow the development of nanotechnology? -- Are genetically modified foods safe to eat? -- Should we expand efforts to find near-Earth objects? -- Will the search for extraterrestrial life ever succeed? -- Is "manned space travel" a delusion? -- Does the Internet strengthen social connections? -- Does the spread of surveillance technology threaten privacy? -- Should the world's libraries be digitized? -- Is the use of animals in research justified? -- Is it ethically permissible to clone human cells? -- Is wind power greeen? -- Are "space sunshades" a possible answer to global warming? |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Science |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Technology |
| ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Easton, Thomas A. |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
01. English Non Fiction |
| LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
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| d |
306.4 TAK |
| c |
314 |
