Crosscurrents: Social movements and the anthropology of science and technology

American Anthropologist

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 463-472

  Hess, David J ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural repertoires; Science; Social movements; Technology; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548283668     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: 15481433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.2007.109.3.463     Document Type: Article

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