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Prometheus Wired: The Hope for Democracy in the Age of Network Technology
Darin Barney
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Description for Prometheus Wired: The Hope for Democracy in the Age of Network Technology
Hardback. Describing and documenting the actual effects of computer networks on people's experience in the workplace, marketplace, and community, the book argues that the conditions of surveillance and corporate control far outweigh those of information access as key elements in the social and political presence of network computing. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3887. .
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From all sides, we hear that computer technology, with its undeniable power to disseminate information and connect individuals, holds enormous potential for a reinvigoration of political life. But will the Internet really spark a democratic revolution? And will the changes it brings be so profound that past political thought will be of little use in helping us to understand them?
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774807968
SKU
V9780774807968
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99-1
About Darin Barney
Darin Barney teaches in the Department of Communication at the University of Ottawa.
Reviews for Prometheus Wired: The Hope for Democracy in the Age of Network Technology
This is a welcome and provocative addition to the growing literature on the politics of the Internet. In addition to its rich intellectual texture and mother-lode of information about computer hard- and software, it is a quick read because the author has a sharpe tongue and makes excellent points.
Ted Becker
American Political Science Review
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American Political Science Review
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