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245 00 a| Technology, society and inequality :b| new horizons and contested futures /c| Erika Cudworth, Peter Senker and Kathy Walker, editors.;

263 a| 1307;

264 1 a| New York :b| Peter Lang,c| [2013];

300 a| xii, 215 pages :b| map ;c| 23 cm.;

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490 1 a| Digital formations,x| 1526-3169 ;v| vol. 87;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-198) and index.;

505 0 a| 1. Introduction: Contested futures: technology, inequality and progress -- 2. Technology and the individualization of consumption: the development of personal computing -- 3. The ICT value chain: perpetuating inequalities -- 4. Climate change, industrial animal agriculture and complex inequalities: developments in the politics of food insecurity -- 5. The cultural implications of the consumption of ICTs for development -- 6. Health care systems, technology and inequality -- 7. Elearning or e(l)earning: contemporary developments in the commodification and consumption of education -- 8. Arable agriculture, food technology choice and inequality -- 9. Invisible medium, virtual commodity: changing perspectives on the radio spectrum: from public good to private gain? -- 10. Secondary schools under surveillance: young people 'as' risk in the UK an exploration of the neoliberal shift from compassion to repression -- 11. Reclaiming the media: technology, tactics and subversion -- 12. Conclusions: new horizons and contested futures.;

520 a| This book suggests that the primary purpose of current production and distribution of products and services from the global capitalist system is not to satisfy human needs but to create profit for the owners of capital, which in turn has devastating consequences for the environment and for vulnerable people in both developed and developing countries. The wider dynamics of capitalist systems of production/consumption and inequality are also explored in relation to economic and socio/cultural perspectives. With this in mind, the essays address three key themes: relations between technologies, inequalities, and exploitation; issues surrounding technologies and development; and the nature of technologies and their associated opportunities for the future. -- Publisher description;

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Technology, society and inequality : new horizons and contested futures / Erika Cudworth, Peter Senker and Kathy Walker, editors.

Other author	Cudworth, Erika, 1966-
Other author	Senker, Peter.
Other author	Walker, Kathy.
Format	Book
Publication	New York : Peter Lang, [2013]
Description	xii, 215 pages : map ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Information technology--Economic aspects. Information technology--Social aspects. Capitalism--Moral and ethical aspects. Technological innovations--Social aspects. Equality. Digital divide.

Series	Digital formations, 1526-3169 ; vol. 87 Digital formations v. 87. ^A691462
Contents	1. Introduction: Contested futures: technology, inequality and progress -- 2. Technology and the individualization of consumption: the development of personal computing -- 3. The ICT value chain: perpetuating inequalities -- 4. Climate change, industrial animal agriculture and complex inequalities: developments in the politics of food insecurity -- 5. The cultural implications of the consumption of ICTs for development -- 6. Health care systems, technology and inequality -- 7. Elearning or e(l)earning: contemporary developments in the commodification and consumption of education -- 8. Arable agriculture, food technology choice and inequality -- 9. Invisible medium, virtual commodity: changing perspectives on the radio spectrum: from public good to private gain? -- 10. Secondary schools under surveillance: young people 'as' risk in the UK an exploration of the neoliberal shift from compassion to repression -- 11. Reclaiming the media: technology, tactics and subversion -- 12. Conclusions: new horizons and contested futures.
Abstract	This book suggests that the primary purpose of current production and distribution of products and services from the global capitalist system is not to satisfy human needs but to create profit for the owners of capital, which in turn has devastating consequences for the environment and for vulnerable people in both developed and developing countries. The wider dynamics of capitalist systems of production/consumption and inequality are also explored in relation to economic and socio/cultural perspectives. With this in mind, the essays address three key themes: relations between technologies, inequalities, and exploitation; issues surrounding technologies and development; and the nature of technologies and their associated opportunities for the future. -- Publisher description
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-198) and index.
LCCN	2013003323
ISBN	9781433119712 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	1433119714 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781433119705 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	1433119706 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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