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Overview"We live in an information society. Or so we are told. Access to unlimited information will promote equality for all. But is the information society really going to be like this? Who is going to reap the rewards of new information and communication technologies? Focusing on a theme of exclusion, ""Access Denied in the Information Age"" dispels the myths of the information society. The authors here take a few steps back from the hype and consider the real place of these new technologies in society." Full Product DetailsAuthor: S. LaxPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.475kg ISBN: 9780333920190ISBN 10: 0333920198 Pages: 239 Publication Date: 19 January 2001 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Notes on the Contributors Introduction; S.Lax PART I: ACCESS 'Beepless in America': The Social Impact of the Galaxy IV Pager Blackout; W.Dutton, A.Elberse, T.Hong & S.Matei Trade Union and Access to the Internet; J.Holly & G.Herman Getting Our Hands on It: Gendered Inequality in Access to Information and Communication Technologies; G.Kirkup PART II: KNOWLEDGE The Postmodern University? The Loss of Purpose in British Universities; F.Webster Brickies or Bricoleurs? Gender in Computing and Design Courses; D.Trayhurn Information, Education and Inequality: Is New Technology the Solution?; S.Lax The Process of Change: An Empirical Examination of the Uptake and Impact of Technology; D.Morrison & M.Svennevig The Value of the Ephemeral: Assessing New Output about Yugoslavia (1989-1999); M.Palmer PART III: POWER Smell the Tulips: The Internet, Neoliberalisn and Millenarian Hype; B.Winston Selling off Cyberspace; G.Williams From Crystal Palaces to Silicon Valleys: Market Imperfection and the Enduring Digital Divide; A.Wilhelm From an Answer to a Question: Globalization in the Information Age; R.Brown IndexReviewsThe well-written essays certainly are provocative. -- Journal of Technology Transfer <br> The well-written essays certainly are provocative. -- Journal of Technology Transfer Author InformationSTEPHEN LAX is Lecturer in Communications Technology at the Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds. He is author of Beyond the Horizon: Communications Technologies Past, Present and Future (1997). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |