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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Mark DeryPublisher: Duke University Press Imprint: Duke University Press Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 15.20cm Weight: 0.726kg ISBN: 9780822315315ISBN 10: 0822315319 Pages: 354 Publication Date: 27 December 1994 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviews[C]onsistently smart and bold in its analysis. . . . [I]t will make you conscious of the many assumptions you bring to understanding this new cultural space, as well as make you aware of the complex of ideas that have combined in the making of a more general cyberculture. <br>--Don Palm, H-Net Book Reviews [C]onsistently smart and bold in its analysis. . . . [I]t will make you conscious of the many assumptions you bring to understanding this new cultural space, as well as make you aware of the complex of ideas that have combined in the making of a more general cyberculture. --Don Palm, H-Net Book Reviews Like it or not, we are becoming a culture more and more entwined in new electronic media. To be a well-informed and culturally aware person you need to start thinking about how our society relates to these media. Flame Wars is a great place to start. --Caius van Nauhuys, Whole Earth Review Most [cybercrit] is pure hype. Flame Wars is different. Flame Wars is better. Flame Wars is like jacking into the heart of microprocessor darkness itself, like online surfing the Net Edge of the postmodern tidal wave. . . . Let the flame wars burn. --Andrew Leonard, The Bay Guardian [C]onsistently smart and bold in its analysis. . . . [I]t will make you conscious of the many assumptions you bring to understanding this new cultural space, as well as make you aware of the complex of ideas that have combined in the making of a more general cyberculture. --Don Palm, H-Net Book Reviews Like it or not, we are becoming a culture more and more entwined in new electronic media. To be a well-informed and culturally aware person you need to start thinking about how our society relates to these media. Flame Wars is a great place to start. --Caius van Nauhuys, Whole Earth Review [C]onsistently smart and bold in its analysis. . . . [I]t will make you conscious of the many assumptions you bring to understanding this new cultural space, as well as make you aware of the complex of ideas that have combined in the making of a more general cyberculture. --Don Palm, H-Net Book Reviews Most [cybercrit] is pure hype. Flame Wars is different. Flame Wars is better. Flame Wars is like jacking into the heart of microprocessor darkness itself, like online surfing the Net Edge of the postmodern tidal wave. . . . Let the flame wars burn. --Andrew Leonard, The Bay Guardian Author InformationMark Dery is a cultural critic whose writings on technology and fringe culture have appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Wired, and Mondo 2000. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |