Danger! Metaphors at Work in Economics, Geophysiology, and the Internet

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 242-261

  Wyatt, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Economics; Geophysiology; Internet; Metaphor; Wired magazine

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842482892     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0162243903261947     Document Type: Article

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