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Book/Printed Material Information politics : liberation and exploitation in the digital society

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Title

  • Information politics : liberation and exploitation in the digital society

Summary

  • Conflict over information is a central part of twenty-first century life. Tim Jordan examines the nature of an information politics that has emergede with the rise of mass digital cultures and the internet. He located it within a field of power and rebellion that is populated by social and political struggles. This book is the ideal place to start for anyone approaching the rapidly changing terrain of digital culture and conflict. -- from back cover.

Names

  • Jordan, Tim, 1959- author.

Created / Published

  • London : Pluto Press, 2015.

Contents

  • Introduction : information as a politics -- Part 1. Theory of information power. Recursion -- Technologies' embrace -- Network and protocol theory : dis/organising information power -- Part 2. Platforms. Clouds -- Securitisation of the Internet -- Social media networks -- Part 3. Battlegrounds. Battlegrounds and the iPad -- Death and gaming -- Hacktivism : operation Tunisia, modular tactics and information activism -- Conclusion : information exploitation and information liberation.

Headings

  • -  Information society--Politics and government
  • -  Internet--Political aspects
  • -  Internet--Social aspects

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-229) and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (viii, 232 pages)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • HM851

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2019667627

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  • Unrestricted online access

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Jordan, Tim, Author. Information Politics: Liberation and Exploitation in the Digital Society. London: Pluto Press, 2015. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2019667627/.

APA citation style:

Jordan, T. (2015) Information Politics: Liberation and Exploitation in the Digital Society. London: Pluto Press. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2019667627/.

MLA citation style:

Jordan, Tim, Author. Information Politics: Liberation and Exploitation in the Digital Society. London: Pluto Press, 2015. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2019667627/>.