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The virtual /
"This book looks at the origins and the many contemporary meanings of the virtual. Rob Shields shows how the construction of virtual worlds has a long history. He examines the many forms of faith and hysteria that have surrounded computer technologies in recent years. Moving beyond the technolo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2003.
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| Colección: | Key ideas.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "This book looks at the origins and the many contemporary meanings of the virtual. Rob Shields shows how the construction of virtual worlds has a long history. He examines the many forms of faith and hysteria that have surrounded computer technologies in recent years. Moving beyond the technologies themselves he shows how the virtual plays a role in our daily lives at every level. The virtual is also an essential concept needed to manage innovation and risk. It is real but not actual, ideal but not abstract. The virtual, he argues, has become one of the key organizing principles of contemporary society in the public realms of politics, business and consumption as well as in our private lives."--Book cover |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 246 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-233) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203987187 9780203987186 9781134460854 1134460856 9781134460809 1134460805 9781134460847 1134460848 9780415281805 0415281806 9780415281812 0415281814 |