The making of a digital world :
Rennstich, Joachim K.
The making of a digital world : the evolution of technological change and how it shaped our world / Evolution of technological change and how it shaped our world Joachim K. Rennstich. - 1st ed. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. - xiv, 260 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - Evolutionary processes in world politics series . - Evolutionary processes in world politics series. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [228]-251) and index.
"Providing a unique, empirically based perspective on the past and future development of globalization as a long-term process emerging in different parts of the world, this book puts current changes in a historical context in a systematic fashion, unpacking the global political, economic, social, and cultural implications of this change. It traces the resemblance of past commercial networks with emerging digital networks and contrasts them with industrial production systems." -- Book jacket.
9781403974488
2007027280
Social change.
Social evolution.
Technological innovations--Social aspects.
Globalization.
303.48201 REN
The making of a digital world : the evolution of technological change and how it shaped our world / Evolution of technological change and how it shaped our world Joachim K. Rennstich. - 1st ed. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. - xiv, 260 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - Evolutionary processes in world politics series . - Evolutionary processes in world politics series. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [228]-251) and index.
"Providing a unique, empirically based perspective on the past and future development of globalization as a long-term process emerging in different parts of the world, this book puts current changes in a historical context in a systematic fashion, unpacking the global political, economic, social, and cultural implications of this change. It traces the resemblance of past commercial networks with emerging digital networks and contrasts them with industrial production systems." -- Book jacket.
9781403974488
2007027280
Social change.
Social evolution.
Technological innovations--Social aspects.
Globalization.
303.48201 REN