The social significance of telematics : an essay on the information society /

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The assumption underlying this book is that we are facing a societal transformation, a "silent revolution" in fact, with consequences at least as far reaching as those of the Industrial Revolution. The author of this book wants to intervene in the current discussion about this revolution,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Qvortrup, Lars
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Danés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1984.
Colección:Pragmatics & beyond ; V:7.
Temas:
Communication > Technological innovations.
Communication > Social aspects.
Information society.
Telematics.
Communication > Aspect social.
Technologies de l'information et de la communication.
Société informatisée.
Information > Innovations.
REFERENCE > Questions & Answers.
Telecommunicatie.
Informatiesystemen.
Sociale aspecten.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The assumption underlying this book is that we are facing a societal transformation, a "silent revolution" in fact, with consequences at least as far reaching as those of the Industrial Revolution. The author of this book wants to intervene in the current discussion about this revolution, a discussion which is normally colored by a resigned determinism maintaining that the transformation will come about all by itself as an automatic consequence of the development of technology. As opposed to this, the author wants to politicize the debate by insisting on the fact that this silent revolution is.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 228 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-228).
ISBN:9789027280008
9027280002
ISSN:0166-6258 ;
Acceso:University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login on and off-campus.

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