Virtual

Name: Virtual
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ISBN: 9780415281812

ISBN-10: 0415281814

ISBN-13: 9780415281812

Edition: 2003

Authors: Rob Shields

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Rob Shields unravels the origins and the many contemporary meanings of thevirtualas a concept. Shields dissects the history of the virtual world and takes his analysis beyond the technologies themselves to show how the virtual has infiltrated our daily lives at every level. From the moral panics over paedophile stalkers on the net to the automated telemarketing that interrupts our dinners and clogs our answer phones to the laptops which keep us connected to the office twenty four hours a day, technology has become an integral part of modern living. With insight and clarity,The Virtualreveals how technology has become virtually entwined in contemporary society.

Book details

List price: $66.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/23/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.616
Language: English



Introduction



The Return of the Virtual



The Virtual and the Real



Digital Virtualities



Virtual Africa



Joystick Generation



Work: Virtual working



Business Sense for a Virtual World



Risk, Trust and the Virtual


Conclusion: The future and the virtual