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Capitalism and the Information Age: The Political Economy of the Global Communication Revolutionby John Bellamy Foster
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Are the new technologies of the information age reshaping the labor force, transforming communications, changing the potential of democracy, and altering the course of history itself? Capitalism and the Information Age presents a rigorous examination of some of the most crucial problems and possibilities of these novel technologies. Not a day goes by that we don't see a news clip, hear a radio report, or read an article heralding the miraculous new technologies of the information age. The communication revolution associated with these technologies is often heralded as the key to a new age of "globalization." How is all of this reshaping the labor force, transforming communications, changing the potential of democracy, and altering the course of history itself? Capitalism and the Information Age presents a rigorous examination of some of the most crucial problems and possibilities of these novel technologies. Book News Annotation:Presents 14 new essays by leading critical thinkers, taking on the
communications revolution from the vantage point of history and
political economy. Discussion encompasses myths of the global
village, the information economy, the role of propaganda, and
neoliberalism in telecommunications. Other areas examined include the
growing tension between the democratic potential of info-tech and the
demands of capitalist profit, the problem of access to information
when it is sold as a commodity, and control of information by major
corporations.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) About the AuthorRobert W. McChesney is professor of communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, author of Rich Media, Poor Democracy and Our Media, Not Theirs, and co-editor of Monthly Review. Ellen Meiksins Wood is co-editor of Monthly Review; author of many books, including The Pristine Culture of Capitalism (1991) and Democracy Against Capitalism (1995); and co-editor of In Defense of History (1995). John Bellamy Foster is editor of Monthly Review. He is professor of sociology at the University of Oregon and author of The Ecological Revolution, The Great Financial Crisis (with Fred Magdoff), Critique of Intelligent Design (with Brett Clark and Richard York), Ecology Against Capitalism, Marxs Ecology, and The Vulnerable Planet. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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