An edition of Information politics (2015)

Information politics

liberation and exploitation in the digital society

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An edition of Information politics (2015)

Information politics

liberation and exploitation in the digital society

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.

Publish Date
Publisher
Pluto Press
Language
English
Pages
232

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Table of 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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-229) and index.

Series
Digital barricades : interventions in digital culture and politics, Digital barricades

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
306.4
Library of Congress
HM851 .J675 2015, HM851.J675 2015, HM851 .J67 2015

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 232 pages
Number of pages
232

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL27190652M
ISBN 10
0745333672, 0745333664
ISBN 13
9780745333670, 9780745333663
OCLC/WorldCat
892455088

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL20010569W

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