The Internet Imaginaire
$45.69
- Paperback
264 pages
- Release Date
26 September 2008
Summary
The collective vision that shaped the emergence of the Internet- what led software designers, managers, employees, politicians, and individuals to develop and adopt one particular technology.In The Internet Imaginaire, sociologist Patrice Flichy examines the collective vision that shaped the emergence of the Internet-the social imagination that envisioned a technological utopia in the birth of a new technology. By examining in detail the discourses surrounding the development of the Internet …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262562386 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262562383 |
| Author: | Patrice Flichy |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 26 September 2008 |
| Weight: | 363g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 17mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
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Critics Review
”[Flichy’s] historical perspective, the depth of his research, and the sobriety ofhis conclusions are more pressingly relevant than ever.” James Harkin Financial Times
Flichy provides an intelligent guide to the social significance of Internet culture and advances our understanding of why it thrives even when ballyhooed booms go bust.
—American Journal of Sociology[Flichy’s] historical perspective, the depth of his research, and the sobriety of his conclusions are more pressingly relevant than ever.
—Financial TimesAbout The Author
Patrice Flichy
Patrice Flichy is Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Marne de la Vallee, France.
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