{"title":"Larry Au","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLarry Au\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the dynamic intersections of science, technology, and society through a critical lens. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eDreams of Global Science\u003c\/em\u003e, delve into the complexities of technological advancement and its global impact, offering thoughtful analysis grounded in engineering and technological contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect insightful discussions on how scientific knowledge circulates and transforms across borders, and how engineering innovation shapes the modern world. Au’s writing invites reflection on the broader implications of technology in contemporary life and global development.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dreams-of-global-science-by-larry-au-9780231220996","title":"Dreams of Global Science","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe idea of global science is aspirational. Access to scientific resources and prestige is unevenly distributed, shaped by inequalities along the lines of nationality and other social categories. Yet this ideal still has meaning—perhaps nowhere more than in China, where the desire to become a leader in global science is held with great conviction by researchers, universities, and the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDreams of Global Science\u003c\/em\u003e, Larry Au examines how Chinese scientists aspire toward global science as they engage in international collaborations to create shared goals and norms around emerging biomedical technologies. He traces how the concept of precision medicine has taken on a new life in travelling from the United States to China, interacting with national politics and conceptions of health and illness from traditional Chinese medicine. Through the case of precision medicine, Au shows how global and national forms of science cooperate, compete, and come into conflict with one another, producing what he calls hybrid science. In China, hybrid science combines dreams of future scientific ascendancy with nostalgia for the past, such as its interest in modernising traditional medicine. Yet hybridisation can result in illegibility and a lack of recognition, devaluing the work, labour, and ideas of Chinese scientists and exacerbating their exclusion from global science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOffering new insights into transnational scientific networks and biomedical innovation, this book demonstrates how global science becomes entangled with national forms—and changes in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67807572197612,"sku":"9780231220996","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780231220996-dreams-of-global-science-1.jpg?v=1792524510"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/larry-au.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}