The trouble with culture : how computers are calming the culture wars / F. Allan Hanson.

Author/creator Hanson, F. Allan, 1939-
Format Book
Publication InfoAlbany : State University of New York Press, ©2007.
Descriptionix, 192 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Information technology--Social aspects.
Culture.
Classification--Social aspects.
Indexing--Social aspects.

Contents Culture gone bad -- Cultural contradiction and compartmentalization -- Fixing the trouble with culture: relativism, postmodernism, and automation -- The human rage to classify -- Classification and the common law -- Automated classification and indexing -- The automated mode in principle -- The automated mode in practice -- The new superorganic -- Opening culture, expanding individuals.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 173-188) and index.
LCCN 2006020753
ISBN0791470172 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780791470176 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0791470180 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780791470183 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HM851.H35 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold