Information politics liberation and exploitation in the digital society / Tim Jordan.
| Author/creator | Jordan, Tim, 1959- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Pluto Press, 2015. |
| Description | viii, 232 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Digital barricades : interventions in digital culture and politics Digital barricades. ^A1368657 |
| Contents | Introduction : information as a politics -- Part 1. Theory of information power. Recursion -- Technologies' embrace -- Network and protocol theory : dis/organising information power -- Part 2. Platforms. Clouds -- Securitisation of the Internet -- Social media networks -- Part 3. Battlegrounds. Battlegrounds and the iPad -- Death and gaming -- Hacktivism : operation Tunisia, modular tactics and information activism -- Conclusion : information exploitation and information liberation. |
| Abstract | Conflict over information is a central part of twenty-first century life. Tim Jordan examines the nature of an information politics that has emergede with the rise of mass digital cultures and the internet. He located it within a field of power and rebellion that is populated by social and political struggles. This book is the ideal place to start for anyone approaching the rapidly changing terrain of digital culture and conflict. -- from back cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-229) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2016498070 |
| ISBN | 9780745333670 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0745333672 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780745333663 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0745333664 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | (PDF ebk.) |
| ISBN | (Kindle ebk.) |
| ISBN | (EPUB ebk.) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |