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The digital flood : the diffusion of information technology across the U.S., Europe, and Asia / James W. Cortada.
| Author/creator | Cortada, James W. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012. |
| Description | xix, 789 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | How much computing is the in the world? -- Diffusion of computing starts in the United States -- West European deployment begins: Great Britain, France, and West Germany -- Diffusion of computing in Italy, Netherlands, and Sweden -- How Western Europe embraced information technologies -- Limits of diffusion: computing in the Soviet Union, German Democratic Republic and Eastern Europe -- Computing comes to Japan -- IT tigers of Asia: South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore -- China: embracing IT in changing times -- India and the limits of digital diffusion -- How Asia embraced information technologies -- Diffusion of information technologies: results and implications. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2011051399 |
| ISBN | 9780199921553 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0199921555 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | QA76.17 .C67 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |