It is common wisdom that the U.S. economy has adapted to losses in its manufacturing base because of the booming information sector, with high-paying jobs for everything from wireless networks to video games. We are told we live in the Information Age, in which communications networks and media and information services drive the larger economy. While the Information Age may have looked sunny in the beginning, as it has developed it looks increasingly ominous: its economy and benefits grow ...

A sweeping, revisionist historical analysis of telecommunications networks, from the dawn of the republic to the 21st century. Telecommunications networks are vast, intricate, hugely costly systems for exchanging messages and information-within cities and across continents. From the Post Office and the telegraph to today's internet, these networks have sown domestic division while also acting as sources of international power. In Crossed Wires, Dan Schiller, who h...

Telecommunications networks are vast, intricate, hugely costly systems for exchanging messages and information—within cities and across continents. From the Post Office and the telegraph to today's internet, these networks have sown domestic division while also acting as sources of international power.In Crossed Wires, Dan Schiller, who has conducted archival research on United States telecommunications for more than forty years, recovers the extraordinary social history o...

With the spread of information and communication technologies (ICTs) comes the potential both for new social and economic equalities and new forms of inequalities. Information, Power, and Politics: Technological and Institutional Mediations demonstrates that ICTs can act as an impetus for democratizing information and knowledge, while at the same time new institutional frameworks can limit one's use of and access to strategic information and knowledge. The volume's contributors ad...

L'"Histoire de la Guerre de Trente Ans" de Friedrich Schiller est une analyse approfondie et détaillée de l'un des conflits majeurs du XVIIe siècle, qui a profondément marqué l'Europe tant sur le plan politique que social. Écrite dans un style érudit, mêlant narration fluide et rigueur historique, l'œuvre de Schiller s'inscrit dans le contexte des Lumières, où la quête de la vérité et la réflexion critique sur les événements passés sont privilégiées. Son approche est à la fois descriptive ...

MAX BRAND Premium Collection is a riveting anthology that seamlessly interweaves tales of the Old West with the timeless allure of adventure. This collection, featuring 29 Western classics and adventure tales, showcases a rich tapestry of storytelling that traverses the rugged landscapes and formidable frontiers of the American West. The Dan Barry Series and The Ronicky Doone Trilogy sit at the helm of these narratives, offering readers a glimpse into the complexities of morality, courage,...

The Essential Max Brand - 29 Westerns in One Edition captures the vibrant landscape and gritty realism of the American frontier through the eyes of Max Brand, the celebrated pseudonym of Frederick Schiller Faust. This anthology brims with diversity, encapsulating the raw, visceral stories of the Old West in a tapestry of violence, heroism, and enduring moral dilemmas. Each of the 29 works offers a distinctive narrative style, ranging from terse vignettes to sprawling epics, drawing readers...

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L’introduction du concept d’organisation, a constitué une révolution dans l’histoire des sciences de la vie, révolution qui est passée inaperçue. Certes, les anatomistes et les chirurgiens, dont on suivait encore les procédés au XVIIe siècle, l’ont reconnue, mais sans arriver à une conception générale de sa signification pour l’organisme. À partir de 1664, la notion d’organisation se confond avec celle de machine cartésienne, parce qu’elle seule offrait un modèle de précision et de régular...

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