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Record Nr.

UNINA9910967183403321

Autore

Day Ronald E. <1959->

Titolo

The modern invention of Information : discourse, history, and power / / Ronald E. Day

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, 2008

Edizione

[Pbk. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (154 pages)

Disciplina

306.4/2/09

Soggetti

Information society - History

Information theory - History

Information theory in literature

Information science - Philosophy - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-134) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction:Remembering "Information " -- 2. European Documentation: Paul Otlet and Suzanne Briet -- 3. Information Theory,Cybernetics, and the Discourse of "Man " -- 4. Pierre Lévy and the "Virtual " -- 5. Heidegger and Benjamin: The Metaphysics and Fetish of Information -- 6. Conclusion:"Information " and the Role of Critical Theory -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- Author Bio -- Back Cover.

Sommario/riassunto

In The Modern Invention of Information: Discourse, History, and Power , Ronald E.Day provides a historically informed critical analysis of the concept and politics of information.