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Autore |
Liu Alan <1953-> |
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Titolo |
The laws of cool [[electronic resource] ] : knowledge work and the culture of information / / Alan Liu |
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-90197-4 |
9786612901973 |
0-226-48700-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (586 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Information society |
Knowledge workers |
Humanities - Social aspects |
Education, Higher - Aims and objectives |
Internet - Social aspects |
Digital media |
Literature and technology |
Art and technology |
Popular culture - History - 20th century |
Work - Social aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 495-539) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Literature and Creative Destruction -- Part I. The New Enlightenment -- Part II. Ice Ages -- Part III. The Laws of Cool -- Part IV. Humanities and Arts in the Age of Knowledge Work -- Epilogue -- Appendixes -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Knowledge work is now the reigning business paradigm and affects even the world of higher education. But what perspective can the knowledge of the humanities and arts contribute to a world of knowledge work whose primary mission is business? And what is the role of information technology as both the servant of the knowledge |
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