| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 340 pages) |
| Contents |
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Prometheus Wired -- 2 On Technology -- 3 Networks -- 4 The Political Economy of Network Technology 1: The Mode of Production -- 5 The Political Economy of Network Technology 2: Work, Consumption, and Exchange -- 6 A Standing-Reserve of Bits -- 7 Government, Politics, and Democracy: Network Technology as Stand-in -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z |
| Summary |
"In Prometheus Wired, Darin Barney debunks claims that a networked society will provide the infrastructure for a political revolution and shows that the resources we need for understanding and making sound judgments about this new technology are surprisingly close at hand. By looking to thinkers who grappled with the relationship of society and technology, such as Plato, Aristotle, Marx, and Heidegger, Barney critically examines such assertions about the character of digital networks." "Of interest to politicians, communicators, and anyone concerned about the future of democracy in the digital age, Prometheus Wired adds a new voice to the debate swirling around "the Net" and the ways in which it will, or will not, change our political lives."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-324) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Democracy.
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Computer networks -- Political aspects
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Political participation -- Computer networks
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Computers and civilization.
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Democracy
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democracy.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy.
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Computer networks -- Political aspects
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Computers and civilization
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Democracy
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Political participation -- Computer networks
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780774852173 |
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0774852178 |
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0774807962 |
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9780774807968 |
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