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Ethical & social aspects of IT

Paperback. This book revolutionises our understanding of what it means to be human in the digital age. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; PDR; UBJ; UD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631492778
ISBN
9781631492778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138919679
ISBN
9781138919679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.57

Hardcover. Terrorism, poverty, ecological meltdown, climate change, pandemics - this is the background noise we have all learnt to live with. But what if all these things could be laid at our own feet? Our society is moving faster than ever, yet it's filled with risk. This book discusses about causes of these issues and what we can do about them. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: KJWX; PDR; RNT; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 345. Clean copy. Fine in dust jacket. DJ has minor wear and tear to edges, but remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Icon Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0001884
ISBN
9781840468014
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Separating hype from fact, this text investigates the fate of embodiment in an information age. It relates three issues: information as an entity separate from the material forms that carry it; the construction of the Cyborg; and the dismantling of the humanist "subject" in cybernetic discourse. Num Pages: 360 pages, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: PD; UBJ; UYV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498. Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, Literature and Informatics. 360 pages, 5 line drawings. Separating hype from fact, this text investigates the fate of embodiment in an information age. It relates three issues: information as an entity separate from the material forms that carry it; the construction of the Cyborg; and the dismantling of the humanist "subject" in cybernetic discourse. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: PD; UBJ; UYV. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 24. Weight: 512.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
74th ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226321462
ISBN
9780226321462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.29

Paperback. In January 2012, millions participated in the now-infamous "Internet blackout" against the Stop Online Piracy. Drawing on extensive interviews, the author details the emergence of a global regime in which large Internet firms act as regulators for powerful intellectual property owners, challenging fundamental notions of democratic accountability. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 Tables. BIC Classification: JPVH2; LNR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 293 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291225
ISBN
9780520291225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: UBJ; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271022055
ISBN
9780271022055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.42

Paperback. This text explores the relationship between race and technology. From Indian H-1B workers and Detroit techno music to karaoke and the Chicano interneta, this book uses case studies to document the use of technology - rupturing stereotypes such as Asian whizz kids and black technophobes. Editor(s): Nelson, Alondra; Tu, Thuy Linh N.; Hines, Alicia Headlam. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736043
ISBN
9780814736043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardcover. A freewheeling, sharp-shooting indictment of a tech-besotted culture. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393254549
ISBN
9780393254549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. "Magisterial.. Draws an elegant and illuminating parallel between the late-19th-century electrification of America and today's computing world."-Salon Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393345223
ISBN
9780393345223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.84

Hardback. An eye-opening look at the new computer revolution and the coming transformation of our economy, society, and culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393062281
ISBN
9780393062281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 52 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDN; PS; TCB; UBJ. Category: (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 3. Weight in Grams: 94.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
O´Reilly Media United States
Number of pages
52
Condition
New
SKU
V9781491925034
ISBN
9781491925034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 92 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDN; TCB; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
O´Reilly Media
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781491925072
ISBN
9781491925072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.90

Hardcover. A compelling treatment of FTTH Written by telecommunications pioneer Paul Green Jr. , Fiber to the Home is a comprehensive examination of the technical and social implications of fiber to the home (FTTH), the technology that extends the current fiber optic backbone to optically connect it directly to homes and offices. Series: Wiley Survival Guides in Engineering and Science. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TJK; UBJ; UBL; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471742470
ISBN
9780471742470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.74

Paperback. Reveals the way people behave in the workplace. This book aims to bridge the gap between the findings from evolutionary biology and insights about humanity derived from the social sciences. Series: Warren Bennis signature. Num Pages: 352 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMAL; KJW; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787963859
ISBN
9780787963859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 204 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Signal
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780771084065
ISBN
9780771084065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.67

paperback. Argues that global communications and the internet are helping to link the minds of humanity together to form a single, global brain and consciousness with remarkable potential. Num Pages: 262 pages, 15 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Floris Books Edinburgh
Number of pages
262
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863156168
ISBN
9780863156168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.42

Paperback. Series: Oxford Studies in Digital Politics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 tables, 2 photographs, 5 graphs. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JMG; HBLX; HBTV; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199936977
ISBN
9780199936977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.66

Hardback. The new digital media offers us an unprecedented memory capacity, an ubiquitous communication channel and a growing computing power. Num Pages: 382 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: UBJ; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848212510
ISBN
9781848212510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.30

Paperback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137440426
ISBN
9781137440426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.44
€ 23.06

Paperback. The future of your freedom depends on whether you assert your rights within the digital spaces you inhabit. But, as corporations and countries square off on--and over--the internet, the likely losers are us. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465063758
ISBN
9780465063758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.87

Paperback. If economics is about the allocation of resources, then what is the most precious resource in our information economy? Certainly not information, for we are drowning in it. No, what we are short of is the attention to make sense of that information. This title traces our move from an economy of things and objects to an economy of attention. Num Pages: 326 pages, 27 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: KC; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226468679
ISBN
9780226468679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: HBTS; JFC; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226468853
ISBN
9780226468853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. A unique and entertaining look at the ethical issues in the computer science profession, this book tells the fictional story of a robot programmed to automate an assembly line that ended up taking the life of a worker. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; UBJ; UBL; UMZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471138235
ISBN
9780471138235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 99.93

Paperback. In this series of four essays, Richard Cox explores the social and professional ramifications of 11th September on our information landscape. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 10. Weight in Grams: 195.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810848351
ISBN
9780810848351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.99

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