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Capitalism and the Information Age : Political Economy of the Global Communication Revolution

by John Bellamy Foster, Ellen Meiksins Wood, Robert W. McChesney
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The impact of new technologies on capitalism.

Capitalism and the Information Age provides a comprehensive analysis of the potential problems and opportunities associated with the emerging technologies of the 21st century. It explores the ways in which these technologies are changing the landscape of global communication, shaping the modern labor force, and transforming the political and economic structures that underpin modern society. For those interested in the impact of technology on our world, Capitalism and the Information Age is a must-read.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Capitalism and the Information Age : Political Economy of the Global Communication Revolution

by John Bellamy Foster, Ellen Meiksins Wood, Robert W. McChesney
$13.43 Now $9.40 Save 30%
ISBN: 9780853459897
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $39.11
Authors: John Bellamy Foster, Ellen Meiksins Wood, Robert W. McChesney
Publisher: Monthly Review Press
Date of Publication: 1998-12-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Politics, Economics
Related Topics: Political Science, Sociology, Theory, Finance, Society, Sociology
Goodreads rating: 3.71
(rated by 7 readers)

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Are the new technologies of the information age reshaping the labor force, transforming communications, changing the potential of democracy, and altering the course of history itself? Capitalism and the Information Age presents a rigorous examination of some of the most crucial problems and possibilities of these novel technologies.Not a day goes by that we don't see a news clip, hear a radio report, or read an article heralding the miraculous new technologies of the information age. The communication revolution associated with these technologies is often heralded as the key to a new age of "globalization." How is all of this reshaping the labor force, transforming communications, changing the potential of democracy, and altering the course of history itself? Capitalism and the Information Age presents a rigorous examination of some of the most crucial problems and possibilities of these novel technologies.
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The impact of new technologies on capitalism.

Capitalism and the Information Age provides a comprehensive analysis of the potential problems and opportunities associated with the emerging technologies of the 21st century. It explores the ways in which these technologies are changing the landscape of global communication, shaping the modern labor force, and transforming the political and economic structures that underpin modern society. For those interested in the impact of technology on our world, Capitalism and the Information Age is a must-read.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.