How to Think About Information
$67.30
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
14 July 2010
Summary
It is common wisdom that the U.S. economy has adapted to losses in its manufacturing base because of the booming information sector, with high-paying jobs for everything from wireless networks to video games. We are told we live in the Information Age, in which communications networks and media and information services drive the larger economy. While the Information Age may have looked sunny in the beginning, as it has developed it looks increasingly ominous: its economy and benefits grow …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780252077555 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0252077555 |
| Author: | Dan Schiller |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press |
| Imprint: | University of Illinois Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 14 July 2010 |
| Weight: | 426g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 25mm |
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“How to Think about Information is a critically important book… Schiller provides fundamentally important insights into the infrastructural and superstructural demands of commodification.” Global Media and Communication “Dan Schiller’s oeuvre is clear and one that scholars must acknowledge if they deem themselves fit to reflect on the character of the information age.” European Journal of Communication
About The Author
Dan Schiller
Dan Schiller is a professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of Digital Capitalism: Networking the Global Market System and other books.
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