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Author:

Ekbia, H. R. (Hamid Reza), 1955- author.

Title:

Heteromation, and other stories of computing and capitalism / Hamid R. Ekbia and Bonnie Nardi.

Publisher:

The MIT Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xiv, 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Labor theory of value.
Technological innovations--Economic aspects.
Capitalism.

Other Authors:

Nardi, Bonnie A., author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Index. Prologue : an (untold) story of economy and computing -- Looking back -- Heteromation : a revised (his)story of computing -- The logic of accumulation : a story of political economy -- The dynamics of capitalist change : a story of resilience -- Possibilities and predicaments : a story of stimulus -- Varieties of heteromated labor -- Communicative labor : a story of connection -- Cognitive labor : a story of mental toil -- Creative labor : a story of mental magic -- Emotional labor : a story of caring -- Organizing labor : a story of commitment -- Looking ahead -- Mechanisms of participation : a story of rewards (and punishments) -- Governance of society : a story of "work" and institutional implosion -- Utopias : a story of revolution and reform -- Epilogue: a story of machines and us -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Series:

Acting with technology

ISBN:

0262036258
9780262036252

OCLC:

(OCoLC)958098987

LCCN:

2016043785

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)