Visions of a Digital Nation
Market and Monopoly in British Telecommunications
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- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
12 March 2024
Summary
Why the privatization of British Telecom signaled a pivotal moment in the rise of neoliberalism, and how it was shaped by the longer development and digitalization of Britain’s telecommunications infrastructure.
When Margaret Thatcher sold British Telecom for £3.6 billion in 1984, it became not only, at the time, the largest stock flotation in history, but also a watershed moment in the rise of neoliberalism and deregulation. In Visions of a Digital Nation, Jacob Ward offers …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262546294 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262546299 |
| Author: | Jacob Ward |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 12 March 2024 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | History of Computing |
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Jacob Ward
Jacob Ward is Assistant Professor in the History Department and Science, Technology and Society Studies Research Program at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Maastricht University. He is coeditor of Histories of Technology, the Environment and Modern Britain.
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