Cyberfutures: Culture and Politics on the Information Superhighway Contributor(s): Sardar, Ziauddin (Editor), Ravetz, Jerome R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 081478058X ISBN-13: 9780814780589 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1996 Annotation: Cyberfutures offers a close examination of issues that will become increasingly important as computers, networks, and technologies occupy crucial roles in our everyday lives. Comprised of essays from a range of occupational and disciplinary perspectives, including those of Vivian Sobchack and Arturo Escobar, the volume makes essential reading for students in cultural and media studies, anthropology, as well as for citizens interested in considering the larger implications of the Information Superhighway. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Computers | Internet - General - Social Science | Media Studies |
Dewey: 303.483 |
LCCN: ZA3250.U6C93 |
Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.33" W x 8.5" (0.40 lbs) 208 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The World Wide Web exploded into public consciousness in 1995, a year which saw the coming of age of the Internet. People are communicating, working, shopping, learning, and entertaining themselves, as well as satisfying carnal desires and even finding God through the simple act of connecting their computers to the wide universe of cyberspace. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sardar, Ziauddin: - Ziauddin Sardar is Professor of Science Policy at Middlesex University and consulting editor of Futures magazine.Ravetz, Jerome R.: - Jerome R. Ravetz is the Director of Research Methods Consultancy and author of Scientific Knowledge and Social Problems. They both reside in England. |