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

"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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Day, Ronald E., 1959-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2001.
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Table des matières:
  • 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.