The modern invention of Information : discourse, history, and power / / Ronald E. Day
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| Autore: |
Day Ronald E. <1959->
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| Titolo: |
The modern invention of Information : discourse, history, and power / / Ronald E. Day
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| Pubblicazione: | Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, 2008 |
| Edizione: | Pbk. ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (154 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 306.4/2/09 |
| Soggetto topico: | Information society - History |
| Information theory - History | |
| Information theory in literature | |
| Information science - Philosophy - History | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The modern invention of Information |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910967183403321 |
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