Handbook of science and technology studies.

Thousand Oaks, Calif.:: Sage Publications, 1995., 1995. Thick 8vo. xv, 820 pp. Black cloth, gilt-stamped spine title, dust jacket. Burndy bookplate. Fine. Scarce. [ALSO ISSUED IN WRAPPERS, THIS IS THE HARDCOVER ISSUE WITH JACKET]. ISBN: 0803940211 Sheila Jasanoff is Pforzheimer is Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. "A pioneer in her field, she has authored more than 120 articles and chapters and is author or editor of more than 15 books, including The Fifth Branch, Science at the Bar, Designs on Nature, and The Ethics of Invention. Her work explores the role of science and technology in the law, politics, and policy of modern democracies. She founded and directs the STS Program at Harvard; previously, she was founding chair of the STS Department at Cornell. She has held distinguished visiting appointments at leading universities in Europe, Asia, Australia, and the US. Jasanoff served on the AAAS Board of Directors and as President of the Society for Social Studies of Science. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Her honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, the University of Ghent Sarton Chair, an Ehrenkreuz from the Government of Austria, and membership in the Royal Danish Academy. She holds AB, JD, and PhD degrees from Harvard, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Twente." [Author]