I felt that same was this week when i was rereading some chapters from his posthumous book, technologies without boundaries. Pool did significant research on technology and its effects on society. He wrote, co authored, or edited two dozen books and several hundred articles. On telecommunications in a global age a collection of his remaining essays nicely edited and tied together by eli noam after pools death in 1984.
Noams articles and books are on subjects such as communications, information, public choice, public finance. The 2,800 titles in the editions program can be purchased. It was, and remains, a remarkable book that is well worth your time whether you read it long ago or are just hearing about it for the first time. Noam harvard university press cambridge, mass 1990. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Books produced by members of the columbia institute for teleinformation. In pool s book, technologies of freedom he described the modes of technology. Feb 12, 2012 i felt that same was this week when i was rereading some chapters from his posthumous book, technologies without boundaries. Will include dust jacket if it originally came with one.
Free shipping for nonbusiness customers when ordering books. With each passing year the value of this 1983 book technologies of. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. In the course of his career, he made predictions about the future ways that technology would impact society that were often prescient. It was the book that inspired me when i first read in 1994 to abandon my chosen field of study trade policy and do a deep dive into the then uncharted waters of.
For over 30 years, we have partnered with authors, publishers, and businesses to get books to speaking and training events, business conferences, and into company book clubs and reading listsmoving books and ideas into the business world every single day. Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. The easy access, low cost, and distributed intelligence of modern means of communication are a prime reason for hope. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. William safire technologies of freedom has enabled me to grasp for the first time the full impact of new communications tools on freedom of expression superbly researched, capably organized, lucidly written, this book is as important as it is. Prices do not include postage and handling if applicable. Isbn 9781258496111 9781258496111 softcover, literary licensing, llc, 2012. Technologies without boundaries is a book of great social and political import, accessibleand necessaryto thoughtful readers living in this century and beyond. In this posthumous work, pool envisions how the technological revolution in communications may affect the mass media, developing countries, metropolitan centers, and individual users. Pool also shows how the coming convergence of print and electronic media could lead, inadvertently, to the erosion of the system of free public discourse that we value so highly. Despite the title of the book, which suggests that the new in formation. Prices in represent the retail prices valid in germany unless otherwise indicated. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. In fact, when i needed to pick a thematic title for my weekly forbes column, it only took me a second to think of the perfect one.
And i challenge you to find another internet policy book since technologies of freedom that has contained more elegant, inspiring prose. Technologies without boundaries on telecommunications in a. A discussion of ithiel pools intellectual legacy is a large task. Books the columbia institute for teleinformation citi. Nor does he indulge in quite the apocalyptic scenarios of 1984. On telecommu nications in a global age, harvard press, 1990, 283 pages. No article in this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means without permission in writing from the author.
On telecommunications in a global agea collection of his remaining essays nicely edited and tied together by eli noam after pool s death in 1984. Technologies without boundaries on telecommunications in a global age. The last possible entry is ithiels analysis in technologies of freedom, and. Prices in gbp apply to orders placed in great britain only. Not surprisingly, the government is trying to control the use and avail ability of the stronger. Uhoh, it looks like your internet explorer is out of date. He coined the term convergence to describe the effect of various. In pools 1983 book, technologies of freedom he described the modes of technology. William safire technologies of freedom has enabled me to grasp for the first time the full impact of new communications tools on freedom of expression superbly researched, capably organized, lucidly written, this book is as important as it is alarming.
In the basins of the 1983 book, technologies of freedom he described the. He coined the term convergence to describe the effect of various scientific innovations on society in a futuristic world. Digital electronics present convergence between historically separated. On telecommunications in a global age 9780674872639. Rereading it again reminded me of pool s remarkable predictive powers. Apr 04, 20 this year marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of technologies of freedom. Massachusetts institute of technology, dieter prokop, frankurt, germany, everett m. Pool led groundbreaking research on technology and its effects on society. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form. Noam born august 22, 1946 in jerusalem is a professor of finance and economics at. His description of the uses of new electronic technologies is restrained and matter of fact.
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