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Engineering and war : militarism, ethics, institutions, alternatives / Ethan Blue, Michael Levine, Dean Nieusma.

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BLUE Ethan

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Synthesis lectures on engineers, technology and society | Vol. 20Publication details: [San Rafael?] : Morgan & Claypool, 2014.Description: xiii, 107 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9781608458769 (pbk.):

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Summary: This book investigates the close connections between engineering and war, broadly understood, and the conceptual and structural barriers that face those who would seek to loosen those connections. It shows how military institutions and interests have long influenced engineering education, research, and practice and how they continue to shape the field in the present.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-105).

This book investigates the close connections between engineering and war, broadly understood, and the conceptual and structural barriers that face those who would seek to loosen those connections. It shows how military institutions and interests have long influenced engineering education, research, and practice and how they continue to shape the field in the present.

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