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• catalog abstract "How do politics influence communication technology? What forces shape technological enterprise? How do politics, society, and technology intersect? To answer these questions, author Gerald Sussman looks beyond the techno-functional aspects of product and process and focuses instead on the human agents and institutions involved in the making of information technologies. Sussman begins with a look at theory and then reviews the social history of communication technology. He next examines contemporary issues in the U.S. context, from the diminishing of citizenship and work experiences to the growing use of commercial and political surveillance. In so doing, he reveals to readers "just who the heavy truckers are on the information highway and what that means for the rest of us." The author concludes by examining the global dimension of the information society, pointing out effects on developing countries and alternatives to the hegemonic tendencies of the U.S. and world economies. Through his carefully detailed and critical analysis, Sussman demystifies the political and social inner workings of communication technologies and guides readers to an understanding of the real meaning of the information revolution. Ideal as a main text or as supplement for courses in American politics, contemporary political issues, the political economy of communication, and public policy, Communication, Technology, and Politics in the Information Age will be an invaluable resource to students and academics in the fields of communication, political science, sociology, and mass communication. --Publisher.".
• catalog contributor b10537176.
• catalog created "c1997.".
• catalog date "1997".
• catalog date "c1997.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
• catalog description "How do politics influence communication technology? What forces shape technological enterprise? How do politics, society, and technology intersect? To answer these questions, author Gerald Sussman looks beyond the techno-functional aspects of product and process and focuses instead on the human agents and institutions involved in the making of information technologies. Sussman begins with a look at theory and then reviews the social history of communication technology. He next examines contemporary issues in the U.S. context, from the diminishing of citizenship and work experiences to the growing use of commercial and political surveillance. In so doing, he reveals to readers "just who the heavy truckers are on the information highway and what that means for the rest of us." The author concludes by examining the global dimension of the information society, pointing out effects on developing countries and alternatives to the hegemonic tendencies of the U.S. and world economies. Through his carefully detailed and critical analysis, Sussman demystifies the political and social inner workings of communication technologies and guides readers to an understanding of the real meaning of the information revolution. Ideal as a main text or as supplement for courses in American politics, contemporary political issues, the political economy of communication, and public policy, Communication, Technology, and Politics in the Information Age will be an invaluable resource to students and academics in the fields of communication, political science, sociology, and mass communication. --Publisher.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-303) and index.".
• catalog description "Part one : The meaning and politics of the "communication revolution" -- Ideology and discourses of the "information society" -- A political economy of communications -- Part two : The social-historical process -- Historical perspectives on communications -- Mass consumption, mass communications and politics -- Part three : Political issues in the "information society -- Modern power structures and the means to communicate -- Privatizing the ether -- Regulation, deregulation and information apartheid -- Part four : The global dimensions of the "information society" -- The Third World meets the "Third Wave" -- Part five : Conclusions -- Communication, technology and politics.".
• catalog extent "xv, 319 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Communication, technology, and politics in the information age.".
• catalog identifier "0803951396 (hardcover : acid-free paper)".
• catalog identifier "080395140X (pbk. : acid-free paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Communication, technology, and politics in the information age.".
• catalog issued "1997".
• catalog issued "c1997.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications,".
• catalog relation "Communication, technology, and politics in the information age.".
• catalog spatial "United States".
• catalog subject "384/.0973 21".
• catalog subject "HE7775 .S87 1997".
• catalog subject "Information society United States History.".
• catalog subject "Information technology United States History.".
• catalog subject "Technological innovations Economic aspects United States History.".
• catalog subject "Telecommunication United States History.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Part one : The meaning and politics of the "communication revolution" -- Ideology and discourses of the "information society" -- A political economy of communications -- Part two : The social-historical process -- Historical perspectives on communications -- Mass consumption, mass communications and politics -- Part three : Political issues in the "information society -- Modern power structures and the means to communicate -- Privatizing the ether -- Regulation, deregulation and information apartheid -- Part four : The global dimensions of the "information society" -- The Third World meets the "Third Wave" -- Part five : Conclusions -- Communication, technology and politics.".
• catalog title "Communication, technology, and politics in the information age / Gerald Sussman.".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".