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The wired world : an introduction to the theory and practice of the information society

Title
The wired world : an introduction to the theory and practice of the information society / James Dearnley and John Feather.
Author
Dearnley, James.
Publication
London : Library Association Pub., 2001.

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Additional Authors
Feather, John.
Description
viii, 180 pages; 24 cm
Summary
The concept of an Information Society has been developed & promoted by academic theorists, governments & authors since the 1960s. This book collates the disparate theoretical, historical & practical ideas underpinning the Information Society.
Subject
  • 1900-1999
  • Information society
  • Information technology > History
  • Information technology > Social aspects
  • Telecommunication > History
  • Telecommunication > Social aspects
  • Information society > History > 20th century
  • Information society > Social aspects
  • Telecommunication > History > 20th century
  • Technologie de l'information
  • Société de l'information
  • UE/CE Union européenne
  • Information society > Social aspects
  • Information society
  • Information technology
  • Information technology > Social aspects
  • Telecommunication
  • Telecommunication > Social aspects
  • Informationsgesellschaft
  • Informatiemaatschappij
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-174) and index.
Contents
1. Theorizing the information society -- 2. A new technology for information -- 3. The flow of information -- 4. Information policy -- 5. The information society in practice: the European experience -- 6. The future.
ISBN
  • 1856043738
  • 9781856043731
LCCN
  • 2002437500
  • 9781856043731
OCLC
  • ocm44693729
  • 44693729
  • SCSB-1212435
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library