Ethical & social aspects of IT
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Ethical & social aspects of IT
Paperback. But what does it feel like to be four-dimensional? How do digital technologies influence the rhythms of our thoughts, the style and tilt of our consciousness? What new sensitivities and sensibilities are emerging with our exposure to the delights, sorrows and anxieties of a networked world? This is a portrait of life in a digital landscape. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099591894
- ISBN
- 9780099591894
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.95
€ 11.99
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Paperback. In January 2012, millions participated in the now-infamous "Internet blackout" against the Stop Online Piracy. Drawing on extensive interviews, the author details the emergence of a global regime in which large Internet firms act as regulators for powerful intellectual property owners, challenging fundamental notions of democratic accountability. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 Tables. BIC Classification: JPVH2; LNR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 293 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520291225
- ISBN
- 9780520291225
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
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Paperback. A critical look into how far our lives are controlled by modern digital systems, and how digital information is used by the powerful. Series: Digital Barricades: Interventions in Digital Culture and Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JHB; JP; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745333663
- ISBN
- 9780745333663
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.04
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€ 22.04
Paperback. Looks at the phenomenon of perfect remembering in the digital age, and reveals why we must reintroduce our capacity to forget. This title traces the important role that forgetting has played throughout human history, from the ability to make sound decisions unencumbered by the past to the possibility of second chances. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFD; UBJ; UBL; URD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150369
- ISBN
- 9780691150369
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.06
€ 23.99
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Paperback. BIC Classification: AKP; TBD; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714874234
- ISBN
- 9780714874234
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.64
€ 27.99
€ 22.64
Paperback. The late 20th century has been named the Information Age, but the authors of this text challenge this idea in a sweeping history of information technology from the ancient Sumerians to the world of Alan Turing. They show how revolutions in information storage transformed ways of thinking. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801864124
- ISBN
- 9780801864124
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.64
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Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 33 line illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: JPW; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159225
- ISBN
- 9780691159225
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.43
€ 36.99
€ 26.43
Paperback. Separating hype from fact, this text investigates the fate of embodiment in an information age. It relates three issues: information as an entity separate from the material forms that carry it; the construction of the Cyborg; and the dismantling of the humanist "subject" in cybernetic discourse. Num Pages: 360 pages, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: PD; UBJ; UYV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498. Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, Literature and Informatics. 360 pages, 5 line drawings. Separating hype from fact, this text investigates the fate of embodiment in an information age. It relates three issues: information as an entity separate from the material forms that carry it; the construction of the Cyborg; and the dismantling of the humanist "subject" in cybernetic discourse. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: PD; UBJ; UYV. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 24. Weight: 512.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 74th ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226321462
- ISBN
- 9780226321462
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.60
€ 21.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. Computing technology is constantly evolving and changing, developing and consolidating its position as a vital component of our lives. It no longer plays a minor part in society - it is embedded in, and affects, all aspects of life, from education to healthcare to war. Num Pages: 666 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: UBJ; VSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 189 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1218.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 666
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470065532
- ISBN
- 9780470065532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.16
€ 61.16
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137440426
- ISBN
- 9781137440426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.34€ 37.19
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Paperback. Argues that our utopian, internet-centric thinking holds devastating consequences for the future of democracy. In this book, the author shows why internet freedom is an illusion. It also shows that free information doesn't mean free people - and that, right now, everyone's liberty is at stake. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFMD; JPVH2; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141049571
- ISBN
- 9780141049571
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.44
€ 14.99
€ 11.44
Paperback. Imagine a world where all the news you see is defined by your salary and who your friends are. Imagine a world where you can't have secrets. Welcome to 2011. Google and Facebook are already feeding you what they think you want to see. This book reveals how this hidden web is starting to control our lives - and shows what we can do about it. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; UBJ; UDB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Viking
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241954522
- ISBN
- 9780241954522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.46
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Paperback. Who are we, and how do we relate to each other? Luciano Floridi argues that the explosive developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is changing the answer to these fundamental human questions. Are our technologies going to enable and empower us, or constrain us? Num Pages: 272 pages, Approx 22 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198743934
- ISBN
- 9780198743934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.92
€ 15.99
€ 12.92
Paperback. AI is on the brink of a new dawn. And so are we.. Telling the difference between humans and computers used to be easy. But artificial intelligence is now so advanced that it is capable of behaving, and even thinking, in ways that have long been considered exclusive to humankind. The time has come to rethink what being human actually means.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241956052
- ISBN
- 9780241956052
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.44
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Paperback. Alan Cooper calls for a Software Revolution - his best-selling book now in trade paperback with new foreword and afterword. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: UBJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Sams - Pearson Education
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780672326141
- ISBN
- 9780672326141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.17
€ 37.99
€ 32.17
Hardback. Video gaming is wildly popular and getting even more so as interfaces and devices improve. This popular account of the rise of gaming offers insight into its popularity and place in our culture as well as the impact it has on our daily lives - from the doctor's office to the family room sofa. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: UBJ; UDX; UMK; UYZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 231 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442216945
- ISBN
- 9781442216945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.99
€ 63.99
Paperback. The must-read book for anyone concerned about the present and the future Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848546226
- ISBN
- 9781848546226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.48
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Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2. BIC Classification: UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801448591
- ISBN
- 9780801448591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.77
€ 60.77
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814634038
- ISBN
- 9789814634038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.00€ 19.42
€ 23.00
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Paperback. A comprehensive social theory of the Internet and networked information economy, this work describes how patterns of information, knowledge, and cultural production are changing - and shows that the way information and knowledge are made available can either limit or enlarge the ways people create and express themselves. Num Pages: 528 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: UBJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 9/23/07
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300125771
- ISBN
- 9780300125771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.21
€ 24.99
€ 19.21