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Prometheus Wired: The Hope for Democracy in the Age of Network Technology

Prometheus Wired: The Hope for Democracy in the Age of Network Technology

Top Research Book in Prometheus Wired: The Hope for Democracy in the Age of Network Technology

Author(s) Name:  Darin Barney

About the Book:

   In this book the author 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, the author critically examines such assertions about the character of digital networks.
   Along the way, Barney offers an eye-opening history of digital networks and then explores a wide range of contemporary issues, such as electronic commerce, telecommuting, privacy, virtual community, digital surveillance, and the possibility of sovereign governance in an age of global networks.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. Prometheus Wired
  2. On Technology
  3. Networks
  4. The Political Economy of Network Technology I: 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

ISBN:   9780774807975

Publisher:   University of British Columbia Press

Year of Publication:  2001

Book Link:  Home Page Url