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Transforming Technology: A Critical Theory Revisitedby Andrew Feenberg
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This collection explores the expansion of Japanese multinational firms into Asia, a process which paralleled the region's growth as a major economic region. The contributors discuss a wide range of topics, including the reasons for moving manufacturing to other countries, the flow of trade between Japan and these countries, technology transfer within firms, the impact of Japanese management practices in other Asian countries, and competition between Japanese and American firms in Asia. Review: "Excellent. It's good to see an academic philosospher engage a real world issue as critical in our time as the interaction of technology with society."--Jesse S. Tatum, Michigan Technological University "Lucid, provocative, and gracefully written, Andrew Feenberg's new book explores the complex interpenetration of technology, economics, and culture. It suggests creative ways to tame the technological juggernaut and to produce a more just, humane society for the century just ahead."--Langdon Winner, author of The Whale and the Reactor "Critical Theory of Technology provides a superb...presentation of the various positions in debates over technology, capitalism, and socialism; brilliant applications of the tradition of Critical Theory to these issues; and original and innovative analyses of Feenberg's own."--Douglas Kellner, University of Texas, Austin "A compelling argument for technological change based on a careful and lucidly written anatomy of the cultural, political, and economic values and practices underlying modern capitalism and socialism."--James O'Connor, University of California, Santa Cruz "Timely. The book is appropriate and recommended reading for managers and bureaucrats. It provides perspective. It offers ideas to consider in attemptin to discover alternative directions societies and workplaces could take in this decade to address issues and solve problems. The book is appropriate for an academic study of technology and society, or for an advanced undergraduate or graduate course on computers and society. The book is also appropriate for workers in technology." --Computing Reviews
Synopsis:Thoroughly revised, this new edition of Critical Theory of Technology rethinks the relationships between technology, rationality, and democracy, arguing that the degradation of labor--as well as of many environmental, educational, and political systems--is rooted in the social values that preside over technological development. It contains materials on political theory, but the emphasis has shifted to reflect a growing interest in the fields of technology and cultural studies. Synopsis:Thoroughly revised, this new edition of Critical Theory of Technology rethinks the relationships between technology, rationality, and democracy, arguing that the degradation of labor--as well as of many environmental, educational, and political systems--is rooted in the social values that preside over technological development. It contains materials on political theory, but the emphasis has shifted to reflect a growing interest in the fields of technology and cultural studies. Table of Contents
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