Capital, state, empire : the new American way of digital warfare /

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"The United States presents the greatest source of global geo-political violence and instability. Guided by the radical political economy tradition, this book offers an analysis of the USA's historical impulse to weaponize communication technologies. Scott Timcke explores the foundations o...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Timcke, Scott
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : University of Westminster Press, 2017.
Series:CDSMS (Series)
Subjects:
Information society > Political aspects.
Digital communications > Political aspects.
National security > United States.
Capitalism > Social aspects > United States.
Société informatisée > Aspect politique.
Transmission numérique > Aspect politique.
Communication studies.
Economics, finance, business and management.
Economics.
Geopolitics.
Interdisciplinary studies.
International relations.
Media studies.
Political control and freedoms.
Political economy.
Politics and government.
Reference, information and interdisciplinary subjects.
Social discrimination and inequality Mod Social discrimination and inequality.
Social issues and processes.
Society and culture: general.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > State.
Capitalism > Social aspects.
Economic history.
National security.
United States > Politics and government.
United States > Economic conditions.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
États-Unis > Conditions économiques.
United States.
Communication technologies
Digital society
Empire
Global capitalism,
Inequality
Militarization
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • chapter 1. A material critique of digital society
  • chapter 2. Extraction, expansion and economies of bondage
  • chapter 3. Calculation, computation and conflict
  • chapter 4. Internal rule and the other America
  • chapter 5. External rule and 'free-trade'
  • chapter 6. Minds, brains, and disciplinary programs
  • Conclusion. Digital coercion and the tendency towards unfree labour
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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