ISBN:
0691010803
Language:
English
Pages:
XVI, 293 S.
DDC:
303.48/34 20
Keywords:
Computers
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Informatietechnologie
;
Informatique - Aspect social
;
Informatique - Aspect social
;
Informatique - Aspect économique
;
Ordinateurs et civilisation
;
Ordinateurs et civilisation
;
Réseaux d'ordinateurs
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Réseaux d'ordinateurs
;
Sociale aspecten
;
Datenverarbeitung
;
Gesellschaft
;
Computers and civilization
;
Electronic data processing -- Social aspects
;
Computer networks
;
Datenverarbeitung
;
Sozialer Wandel
;
Rechnernetz
;
Datenverarbeitung
;
Sozialer Wandel
;
Rechnernetz
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 changes in our business, social, and personal lives to comply with the formalities and restrictions of information systems.
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