What’s wrong with being a technological essentialist? a response to feenberg

Inquiry (United Kingdom)

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 429-444

  Thomson, Iain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 84991398223     PISSN: 0020174X     EISSN: 15023923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002017400750051233     Document Type: Article

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