Scholars in the cross-disciplinary field called science, technology and society studies (STS) offer a historical introduction to it that emphasizes how researchers in it deal with politics. The issue is never far, because the field has a political engagement tied to social movements. They consider such topics as the science question in feminism and the privilege of partial perspective, training and resuscitating healthy citizens in the English new public health, and reinventing politics of the state. The book is not indexed. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
