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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John PostillPublisher: Pluto Press Imprint: Pluto Press Weight: 0.458kg ISBN: 9780745399843ISBN 10: 0745399843 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 20 August 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews'A fascinating and enlightening read, showing how real political change can be affected through digital means' -- Paul Mason 'Do you hate Silicon Valley techno-solutionism and its anti-collective libertarian politics? Then you need a nerd-cleanse! John Postill's book reveals the real, global, rise of a nerd politics that is so much richer, more diverse, and much more interesting than you suspected... Ditch the tech prophets and their shiny device pandering, discover instead the material power of nerd politics!' -- Christopher M. Kelty, University of California, Los Angeles 'A fascinating and enlightening read, showing how real political change can be affected through digital means' -- Paul Mason Author InformationJohn Postill is Senior Lecturer in Communication at RMIT University, Melbourne. He is the author of The Rise of Nerd Politics (Pluto, 2018), Media and Nation Building: How the Iban Became Malaysian (Berghahn Books, 2008), and Localising the Internet: An Anthropological Account (Berghahn Books, 2011). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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