ISBN:
9780691002477
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (310 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Trapped in the Net : The Unanticipated Consequences of Computerization
DDC:
303.4834
Keywords:
Electronic books
;
Online-Publikation
Abstract:
Voice mail. E-mail. Bar codes. Desktops. Laptops. Networks. The Web. In this exciting book, Gene Rochlin takes a closer look at how these familiar and pervasive productions of computerization have become embedded in all our lives, forcing us to narrow the scope of our choices, our modes of control, and our experiences with the real world. Drawing on fascinating narratives from fields that range from military command, air traffic control, and international fund transfers to library cataloging and supermarket checkouts, Rochlin shows that we are rapidly making irreversible and at times harmful
Description / Table of Contents:
Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: Autogamous Technology; CHAPTER THREE: Networks of Connectivity; CHAPTER FOUR: Taylorism Redux?; CHAPTER FIVE: Computer Trading; CHAPTER SIX: Jacking into the Market; CHAPTER SEVEN: Expert Operators and Critical Tasks; CHAPTER EIGHT: Smart Weapons, Smart Soldiers; CHAPTER NINE: Unfriendly Fire; CHAPTER TEN: The Logistics of Techno-War; CHAPTER ELEVEN: C3I IN Cyberspace; CHAPTER TWELVE: Invisible Idiots; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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