The Cult of Information

The Cult of Information
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 316
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ISBN-10 : 9780520085848
ISBN-13 : 0520085841
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Book Synopsis The Cult of Information by : Theodore Roszak

Download or read book The Cult of Information written by Theodore Roszak and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1994-04-29 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It is obvious that we can no longer proceed developing technologies with our eyes closed to its effects on our psychic habits, social relations and even political ideas. The best eye-opening book on the subject of the implications of a computerized culture is The Cult of Information. It is nothing short of a basic book for anyone interested in knowing about the ecology of technology."—Neil Postman, author of Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology "This thoughtful, sensitive, and sane book heralds a coming new evaluation of the role of science and technology in the affairs of the human species."—Joseph Weizenbaum, Professor of Computer Science, MIT


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