Nonfiction. " Machines and technologies are being built today which will shape our society for centuries to come. In this age of capitalism run rampant, however, the corporations are focused solely on profit and dissuade us in every way possible from considering the long term implications of the technologies being developed. In the spirit of the child who pointed out that the emperor had no clothes, Lynn Hershman Leeson has bravely assembled a remarkable collection of writings which begs us to STOP and ask BIG QUESTIONS about the digital culture being born" -Bob Stein, President The Voyager Co... View More...
Highlighting groundbreaking research behind network theory, "Mark Buchanan's graceful, lucid, nontechnical and entertaining prose" (Mark Granovetter) documents the mounting support among various disciplines for the small-worlds idea and demonstrates its practical applications to diverse problems--from the volatile global economy or the Human Genome Project to the spread of infectious disease or ecological damage. Nexus is an exciting introduction to the hidden geometry that weaves our lives so inextricably together. View More...
Not since the Roman Empire has any nation had as much economic, cultural, and military power as the United States does today. Yet, as has become all too evident through the terrorist attacks of September 11th and the impending threat of the acquisition of nuclear weapons by Iran, that power is not enough to solve global problems--like terrorism, environmental degradation, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction--without involving other nations. Here Joseph S. Nye, Jr. focuses on the rise of these and other new challenges and explains clearly why America must adopt a more cooperati... View More...
The Wired Society is a reader rhetoric intended for first-year composition, advanced composition, or classes focusing on technology and society. As the title indicates, The Wired Society considers through the perspective of information technology. Readings from a variety of genres and levels focus on both controversial and background issues related to computers and Internet; they are real-world, the types of writing students might encounter by surfing the World Wide Web or browsing books and periodicals in the library. The Wired Society will help students become critically aware as readers and... View More...
