{"product_id":"cyberfutures-ziauddin-sardar-9780814780589","title":"Cyberfutures: Culture and Politics on the Information Superhighway","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe World Wide Web exploded into public consciousness in 1995, a year which saw the coming of age of the Internet. People are communicating, working, shopping, learning, and entertaining themselves, as well as satisfying carnal desires and even finding God through the simple act of connecting their computers to the wide universe of cyberspace.\u003cbr\u003e We are assured, at the same time, that this progress will have profound effects on work, culture, leisure--everything, including the ways in which we interact with each other. Yet just what these effects will be, how power will be distributed, and what recourse will be available to those adversely affected by the new technologies, are issues that have yet to be negotiated. Aside from the occasional panic over cyber-porn, few have considered the wide-ranging effects of our increasing reliance on interactive technologies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCyberfutures\u003c\/i\u003e offers a close examination of issues that will become increasingly important as computers, networks, and technologies occupy crucial roles in our everyday lives. Comprised of essays from a range of occupational and disciplinary perspectives, including those of Vivian Sobchack and Arturo Escobar, this volume makes essential reading for students in cultural and media studies, anthropology, as well as for citizens interested in considering the larger implications of the Information Superhighway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ziauddin Sardar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081478058X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814780589\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.33w x 0.53d","brand":"Ziauddin Sardar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425082327295,"sku":"9780814780589","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_efb3ede7-b155-4129-9851-17681717bd60.jpg?v=1761536886","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cyberfutures-ziauddin-sardar-9780814780589","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}