The modern invention of information : discourse, history, and power /

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"Examining texts from different information ages in Europe and the United States, Ronald E. Day argues that the history of information culture in the twentieth century ideologically shapes the very form for history and historicity in modernity." "After laying the groundwork and justif...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Day, Ronald E., 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2001.
Subjects:
Information society > History.
Information theory > History.
Information theory in literature.
Information science > Philosophy > History.
Sciences de l'information > Philosophie > Histoire.
Société de l'information > Histoire.
Théorie de l'information > Histoire.
Information, Théorie de l', dans la littérature.
Théorie de l'information dans la littérature.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Information science > Philosophy
Information society
Information theory
Information theory in literature
Informatiemaatschappij.
Informatietheorie.
Informatiewetenschap.
Sociedade da informação (história)
Teoria da informação (história)
History
Geschiedenis (vorm)
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Remembering "Information"
  • 2. European Documentation: Paul Otlet and Suzanne Briet
  • 3. Information Theory, Cybernetics, and the Discourse of "Man"
  • 4. Pierre Levy and the "Virtual"
  • 5. Heidegger and Benjamin: The Metaphysics and Fetish of Information
  • 6. Conclusion: "Information" and the Role of Critical Theory.

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