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Author Black, Jeremy, 1955-
Title The power of knowledge : how information and technology made the modern world / Jeremy Black.
Publisher New Haven : Yale University Press, 2014.
Copyright date ©2014


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Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. A Global Perspective -- THE EARLY PERSPECTIVE. 3. The West and the Oceans -- 4. Renaissance, Reformation and Scientific Revolution -- 5. Government and Information -- THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. 6. The West in the World -- 7. Enlightenment and Information -- 8. Enlightenment States? -- THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. 9. Information and the New World Order -- 10. The Utilitarian View -- 11. The Bureaucratic Information State -- TO A CHANGING PRESENT. 12. Information and the World Question -- 13. Information Is All -- 14 A Scrutinised Society -- LOOKING AHEAD. 15. Into the Future -- 16. Conclusions.
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ISBN 9780300198546 (electronic bk.)
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Author Black, Jeremy, 1955-
Subject Technology and civilization -- History.
Civilization, Western -- History.
World history.
Technological innovations -- History.
East and West.
Descript 1 online resource (xii, 492 pages)
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. A Global Perspective -- THE EARLY PERSPECTIVE. 3. The West and the Oceans -- 4. Renaissance, Reformation and Scientific Revolution -- 5. Government and Information -- THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. 6. The West in the World -- 7. Enlightenment and Information -- 8. Enlightenment States? -- THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. 9. Information and the New World Order -- 10. The Utilitarian View -- 11. The Bureaucratic Information State -- TO A CHANGING PRESENT. 12. Information and the World Question -- 13. Information Is All -- 14 A Scrutinised Society -- LOOKING AHEAD. 15. Into the Future -- 16. Conclusions.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9780300198546 (electronic bk.)
030019854X (electronic bk.)
9780300167955
0300167954
Author Black, Jeremy, 1955-
Subject Technology and civilization -- History.
Civilization, Western -- History.
World history.
Technological innovations -- History.
East and West.

Subject Technology and civilization -- History.
Civilization, Western -- History.
World history.
Technological innovations -- History.
East and West.
Descript 1 online resource (xii, 492 pages)
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. A Global Perspective -- THE EARLY PERSPECTIVE. 3. The West and the Oceans -- 4. Renaissance, Reformation and Scientific Revolution -- 5. Government and Information -- THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. 6. The West in the World -- 7. Enlightenment and Information -- 8. Enlightenment States? -- THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. 9. Information and the New World Order -- 10. The Utilitarian View -- 11. The Bureaucratic Information State -- TO A CHANGING PRESENT. 12. Information and the World Question -- 13. Information Is All -- 14 A Scrutinised Society -- LOOKING AHEAD. 15. Into the Future -- 16. Conclusions.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9780300198546 (electronic bk.)
030019854X (electronic bk.)
9780300167955
0300167954
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