CYBER-PROLETARIAT by Nick Dyer-Witheford ( 9780745334042 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

CYBER-PROLETARIAT
GLOBAL LABOUR IN THE DIGITAL VORTEX

By:

Nick Dyer-Witheford

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0745334040

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9780745334042

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Publisher:

PLUTO PRESS

Pub. date:

8 May, 2015

Series:

Digital Barricades: Interventions in Digital Culture and Politics

Pages:

256

Description:

A Marxist analysis revealing the class domination inherent within the computerisation of our society.

Synopsis:

An unsparing analysis of class power and computerisation, Cyber-Proletariat shows us the dark-side of the information revolution. From Coltan mines in the Congo; electronics factories in China and devastated neighbourhoods in Detroit, this book reveals how technology facilitates growing polarisation between wealthy elites and precarious workers. Nick Dyer-Witheford reveals the class domination behind everything from expanding online surveillance to intensifying robotisation. At the same time, he looks at possibilities for information technology within radical movements; contemporary struggles are cast in the blue glow of the computer screen. This book brings heterodox Marxist analysis to bear on modern technological developments. This is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how Silicon Valley shapes the way we live today.

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