Format:
1 Online-Ressource
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illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:
9780190245573
Content:
The advent of information technology ushered in new forms of political power. Machines play crucial roles in how states see, understand, and act, and scrutiny of these processes lies at the heart of this book. It frames debates about IT in world politics, explaining how industrial sorting systems employed by political actors are renegotiating the social contract between individuals and the state. The text takes the reader on a global expedition that tracks the historical antecedents of digital power, from Aztec and Inca rituals, to medieval filing systems, to a grandiose 1930s design for a German registry, to the databases used in US presidential campaigns and how IT is deployed in war and post-conflict reconstruction
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Previously issued in print: 2016
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Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780190245542
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780190245542
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190245542.001.0001
