The Technology Trap: Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation (Frey Carl Benedikt)(Paperback)

The Technology Trap: Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation (Frey Carl Benedikt)(Paperback)

'Made me look at the industrial revolution, invention, sleeping beauties, contexts and the forces that shape our societies differently.'--David Byrne, New York Times Book Review How the history of technological revolutions can help us better understand economic and political polarization in the age

The Technology Trap: Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation (Frey Carl Benedikt)(Pevná vazba)

'Made me look at the industrial revolution, invention, sleeping beauties, contexts and the forces that shape our societies differently.'--David Byrne, New York Times Book Review How the history of technological revolutions can help us better understand economic and political polarization in the age

The Whale and the Reactor: A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology, Second Edition (Winner Langdon)(Paperback)

'In an age in which the inexhaustible power of scientific technology makes all things possible, it remains to be seen where we will draw the line, where we will be able to say, here are possibilities that wisdom suggest we avoid.' First published to great acclaim in 1988, Langdon Winner's

Postcolonial Astrology: Reading the Planets Through Capital, Power, and Labor (Sparkly Kat Alice)(Paperback)

Tapping into the political power of magic and astrology for social, community, and personal transformation. In a cross-cultural approach to understanding astrology as a magical language, Alice Sparkly Kat unmasks the political power of astrology, showing how it can be channeled as a force for

Age of Concrete: Housing and the Shape of Aspiration in the Capital of Mozambique (Morton David)(Paperback)

Age of Concrete is a history of the making of houses and homes in the sub rbios of Maputo (Louren o Marques), Mozambique, from the late 1940s to the present. Often dismissed as undifferentiated, ahistorical 'slums,' these neighborhoods are in fact an open-air archive that reveals some of people's

Automation and the Future of Work (Benanav Aaron)(Pevná vazba)

A polemic account of automation technologies and their effect on workplaces and the labor market Silicon Valley titans, politicians, techno-futurists and social critics have united in arguing that we are living through an era of rapid technological automation, heralding the end of work as such. But

The Rent of Form: Architecture and Labor in the Digital Age (Arantes Pedro Fiori)(Pevná vazba)

A critique of prominent architects' approach to digitally driven design and labor practices over the past two decades With the advent of revolutionary digital design and production technologies, contemporary architects and their clients developed a taste for dramatic, unconventional forms. Seeking

Exponential: Order and Chaos in an Age of Accelerating Technology - Azhar Azeem

The Times and Financial Times Book of the Year'Enticing' Sunday Times | 'Engaging' Financial Times | 'Essential' Reid Hoffman___As technology accelerates, the human mind struggles to keep up - and our companies, workplaces and democracies get left behind. This is the exponential gap. Now, a leading

Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation

A New York Times bestselling author and tech columnist's counter-intuitive guide to staying relevant - and employable - in the machine age by becoming irreplaceably human.It's not a future scenario any more. We've been taught that to compete with automation and AI, we'll have to become more like

Join or Die: Digital Advertising in the Age of Automation (Gilbert Patrick)(Paperback)

Machine learning and automation are disrupting every industry-Advertising is no exception. The modern digital advertising landscape is dominated by the likes of Facebook and Google Ads, and the traditional optimization levers that PPC managers grew accustomed to are being stripped away and replaced

Technology and Society: A World History (Ede Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

Technology and Society: A World History explores the creative power of humanity from the age of stone tools to the digital revolution. It introduces technology as a series of systems that allowed us to solve real-world problems and create a global civilization. The history of technology is also the

Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation (Metrick Andrew)(Paperback)

An invaluable resource for current and aspiring technology investors, Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation provides an in-depth understanding of the tools and models needed to succeed in this competitive and highly fluid business environment. Building on a comprehensive introduction to

Spectacular Science, Technology and Superstition in the Age of Shakespeare (Chiari Sophie)(Paperback)

Explores the interaction between science, literature and spectacle in Shakespeare's era To the readers who ask themselves: 'What is science?', this volume provides an answer from an early modern perspective, whereby science included such various intellectual pursuits as history, poetry, occultism

Democracy's Capital: Black Political Power in Washington, D.C., 1960s-1970s (Pearlman Lauren)(Paperback)

From its 1790 founding until 1974, Washington, D.C.--capital of 'the land of the free--lacked democratically elected city leadership. Fed up with governance dictated by white stakeholders, federal officials, and unelected representatives, local D.C. activists catalyzed a new phase of the fight for

Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century (Braverman Harry)(Paperback)

This widely acclaimed book, first published in 1974, was a classic from its first day in print. Written in a direct, inviting way by Harry Braverman, whose years as an industrial worker gave him rich personal insight into work, Labor and Monopoly Capital overturned the reigning ideologies of

Ice Trap! (Hooper Meredith)(Paperback / softback)

Ice Trap! tells the story of Ernest Shackleton's amazing adventure in the heroic age of Antarctic exploration - a tale of perseverance, resilience and

Faster, Better, Cheaper in the History of Manufacturing: From the Stone Age to Lean Manufacturing and Beyond (Roser Christoph)(Pevná vazba)

The industrial revolution, mechanization, water and steam power, computers, and automation have given an enormous boost to manufacturing productivity. Faster, Better, Cheaper in the History of Manufacturing shows how the ability to make products faster, better, and cheaper has evolved from the

Bolder (Honore Carl)(Paperback / softback)

Bestselling author of In Praise of Slow investigates one of the last taboos - ageing - and the 'age inappropriate' revolution that is taking place across the

Climate and Capital in the Age of Petroleum: Locating Terminal Landscapes (Diamanti Jeff)(Pevná vazba)

Jeff Diamanti describes the destructive relationship between climate and capital through the exponential growth of the petroleum industry over the last 40 years. Building on key insights in the environmental and energy humanities, Diamanti introduces the concept of the 'terminal landscape' as a

Remaking the News: Essays on the Future of Journalism Scholarship in the Digital Age (Boczkowski Pablo J.)(Pevná vazba)

Leading scholars chart the future of studies on technology and journalism in the digital age.The use of digital technology has transformed the way news is produced, distributed, and received. Just as media organizations and journalists have realized that technology is a central and indispensable

Productivity Machines: German Appropriations of American Technology from Mass Production to Computer Automation (Schlombs Corinna)(Paperback)

How productivity culture and technology became emblematic of the American economic system in pre- and postwar Germany.The concept of productivity originated in a statistical measure of output per worker or per work-hour, calculated by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. A broader productivity

Future of Violence - Robots and Germs, Hackers and Drones - Confronting the New Age of Threat (Wittes Benjamin)(Paperback / softback)

The terrifying new role of technology in a world at

Race on the Line: Gender, Labor, and Technology in the Bell System, 1880-1980 (Green Venus)(Pevná vazba)

Audacity of Automation: Catalyst for Third World Development (Badu-Nkansah Osei)(Paperback)

The advancements in Technology, coupled with breakthrough in Telecommunication (referencing the latest Long-Term Evolution (LTE) 4G Wireless Broadband), have converged to open many doors for true Automation and Digitization. Having deployed these for many companies, author Osei Badu-Nkansah came to