Beyond Imported Magic: Essays on Science, Technology and Society in Latin America

摘要

The essays in this book deal with societal aspects of science and technology in Latin America. They are not about history of science and technology (or engineering) stricto sensu, but on social studies in science and technology. The general tone can be inferred from the quotation below (Introduction, p. 10): [...] [Oscar Varsavsky's writings] [...] connected science and technology to political and economic structures and unequal power relations between Latin America and more industrialized parts of the world. This attention to social justice and public policy remains a hallmark of Latin America STS [Science and Technology Studies] scholarship, and the acronym STS [...] is often used to denote scholarship on the subject of science, technology and public policy.