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200 10$aSimulation and social theory$b[electronic resource]
210   $aLondon $cSAGE$d2001
215   $a1 online resource ([vii], 172 p.)
225 1 $aTheory, culture & society
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-4462-1868-6 
311   $a0-7619-6110-0 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [159]-167) and index.
327   $aCover; Table of Contents; Introduction: The Long Term; Section I - Theories; 1 - Values, Signs and Subjects; 2 - Technology, Information and Reason; 3 - The Poetics of Pessimism; 4 - Making Sense of Simulation; Section II - Cases; 5 - Disney World Culture; 6 - War in the Persian Gulf; 7 - Working with Computers; Conclusion - 8 - Pessimism of the Intellect, Optimism of the Will; Annotated Bibliography of Further Reading; References; Index
330 8 $aLike the idea of ideology, simulation is a politial theory, but it has also become a deeply pessimistic theory of the end of history and the impossibility of positive change. Sean Cubitt argues for a critical and selective use of the concept.
410  0$aTheory, culture & society (Unnumbered)
606   $aSocial sciences$xPhilosophy
606   $aImitation
606   $aVirtual reality
606   $aTechnology$xSocial aspects
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