The Digital Revolution : A Short History of an Ideology
An investigation into the origins of the digital revolution, how it evolved, which other past revolutions consciously or unconsciously inspired it, which great stories it has conveyed over time, which of its key elements have changed and which ones have persisted and have been repeated in different...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2024
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| Schlagworte: | Internet Technology Information technology Information society Internet-Social aspects Technology-Social aspects |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (132 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | An investigation into the origins of the digital revolution, how it evolved, which other past revolutions consciously or unconsciously inspired it, which great stories it has conveyed over time, which of its key elements have changed and which ones have persisted and have been repeated in different historical periods. Introduction: Understanding the Digital Revolution as an Ideology -- 1. Defining the Revolution: Blessed Uncertainty -- 2. Comparing the Revolution: Past Inheritance, Present Construction -- 3. Thinking About the Revolution: The Mantras -- 4. Believing in the Revolution: A Contemporary Quasi-Religion -- Conclusion: Who Needs the Digital Revolution and Why Does it Keep Going? |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (132 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780198875994 0198875991 9780198875970 0198875975 |