Palo Alto: a history of California, capitalism, and the world

"In Palo Alto, the first comprehensive, global history of Silicon Valley, Malcolm Harris examines how and why Northern California evolved in the particular, consequential way it did, tracing the ideologies, technologies, and policies that have been engineered there over the course of 150 years...

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Main Author: Harris, Malcolm 1988- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York ; Boston ; London Little, Brown and Company February 2023
Edition:First edition
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"In Palo Alto, the first comprehensive, global history of Silicon Valley, Malcolm Harris examines how and why Northern California evolved in the particular, consequential way it did, tracing the ideologies, technologies, and policies that have been engineered there over the course of 150 years of Anglo settler colonialism, from IQ tests to the "tragedy of the commons," racial genetics, and "broken windows" theory. The Internet and computers, too. It's a story about how a small American suburb became a powerful engine for economic growth and war, and how it came to lead the world into a surprisingly disastrous 21st century"--
Physical Description:viii, 708 Seiten Illustrationen 25 cm
ISBN:9780316592031
031659203X

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