Athique, Adrian.

Digital media and society : an introduction / Adrian Athique. - Cambridge, England ; Malden, Massachusetts : Polity Press, c2013. - viii, 295 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-285) and index.

pt. I. Digital histories -- Building a digital society -- The socio-technical interface -- Typing the user -- Audience as community -- pt. II. Digital individuals -- Pleasing bodies -- Reality checks -- My personal public -- Going mobile -- pt. III. Digital economies -- The road to serverdom -- Digital property -- Consuming power -- Information at work -- pt. IV. Digital authorities -- Virtual democracy -- Under scrutiny -- Managing risk -- Living in a cloud -- Postscript : Towards a digital sociology.

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HM 851 .A884 2013