LEADER 03617nam 22009134a 450 001 9910821721403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-90197-4 010 $a9786612901973 010 $a0-226-48700-8 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226487007 035 $a(CKB)2670000000059308 035 $a(EBL)616046 035 $a(OCoLC)688291784 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000438841 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12140810 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000438841 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10458805 035 $a(PQKB)10680677 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000470820 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11307617 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000470820 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10415718 035 $a(PQKB)11451314 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000117502 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC616046 035 $a(DE-B1597)523291 035 $a(OCoLC)1135577997 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226487007 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL616046 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10431287 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL290197 035 $a(PPN)235158860 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000059308 100 $a20031125d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe laws of cool $eknowledge work and the culture of information /$fAlan Liu 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (586 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-226-48699-0 311 0 $a0-226-48698-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 495-539) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction: Literature and Creative Destruction --$tPart I. The New Enlightenment --$tPart II. Ice Ages --$tPart III. The Laws of Cool --$tPart IV. Humanities and Arts in the Age of Knowledge Work --$tEpilogue --$tAppendixes --$tNotes --$tWorks Cited --$tIndex 330 $aKnowledge 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 economy and the medium of a new technological cool? In The Laws of Cool, Alan Liu reflects on these questions as he considers the emergence of new information technologies and their profound influence on the forms and practices of knowledge. 606 $aInformation society 606 $aKnowledge workers 606 $aHumanities$xSocial aspects 606 $aEducation, Higher$xAims and objectives 606 $aInternet$xSocial aspects 606 $aDigital media 606 $aLiterature and technology 606 $aArt and technology 606 $aPopular culture$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aWork$xSocial aspects 615 0$aInformation society. 615 0$aKnowledge workers. 615 0$aHumanities$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aEducation, Higher$xAims and objectives. 615 0$aInternet$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aDigital media. 615 0$aLiterature and technology. 615 0$aArt and technology. 615 0$aPopular culture$xHistory 615 0$aWork$xSocial aspects. 676 $a303.48/33 700 $aLiu$b Alan$f1953-$01664106 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821721403321 996 $aThe laws of cool$94075970 997 $aUNINA