The digital evolution of an American identity /
The Digital Evolution of an American Identity details how the concept of American individualism is challenged by the digital revolution. As digital media alter our print-dominant culture, assumptions regarding the relationship of the individual to the larger community become increasingly problematic...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2013.
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Colección: | Routledge studies in science, technology, and society ;
20. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The Digital Evolution of an American Identity details how the concept of American individualism is challenged by the digital revolution. As digital media alter our print-dominant culture, assumptions regarding the relationship of the individual to the larger community become increasingly problematic. Current arguments regarding freedom of speech and confusion about what is meant by privacy illustrate the nature of the challenge. C. Waite defines individualism as the ways in which the American culture traditionally strives to balance the rights of the individual against the nee. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 129 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 1135074615 9781135074616 9780203066409 0203066405 9781283972819 1283972816 |