Prometheus Wired The Hope for Democracy in the Age of Network Technology
| Author/creator | Barney, Darin Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press |
| Description | 350 p. ill 08.520 x 05.940 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation "A sensational book."-ChoiceConventional wisdom suggests that the Internet will reinvigorate democracy by providing citizens with both information and a platform for free expression and grass roots action. But is the conventional wisdom correct? Darin Barney looks from the philosophical canon to contemporary issues in e-commerce, telecommuting, and digital surveillance, and comes to a surprising conclusion: digital networks seem to be exacerbating the worst features of industrial capitalism. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780774807968 |
| ISBN | 0774807962 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780774807968 |
| Stock number | 00200597 |
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