ISBN:
9781138344068
Language:
English
Pages:
xv, 290 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
,
24 cm
Series Statement:
Routledge approaches to history 9
Series Statement:
Routledge approaches to history
DDC:
303.48/33
Keywords:
Information technology Political aspects
;
Information technology Economic aspects
;
Power (Social sciences)
;
Globalization Social aspects
;
Information science
;
Information society
;
Power (Social sciences)
;
History
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Information
;
Informationstechnik
;
Macht
;
Geschichte 1200-2020
Abstract:
"The relationship between information and power is a relevant subject for all times. Today's perceived 'information revolution' has caused information to become a separate object of study during the last two decades for several disciplines. As the contemporary perspective is dominant, information history as a discipline of its own has not yet crystallized. In bringing together studies around a new research agenda on the relationship between information and power across time and space, presenting various governance regimes, media, materials, and modes of communication, this book forces us to rethink the prospects and challenges for such a new discipline"--
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