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03707aam a2200457 i 4500 001 ED239D4AF11D11E79D0FC10F97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180104010254 008 160617t20162016ilua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2016017207 020 $a 0252082125 020 $a 9780252082122 020 $a 0252040627 020 $a 9780252040627 035 $a (OCoLC)946905366 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d BDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d YDX $d OCLCO $d GZM $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-cc--- $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/a-cc 050 00 $a HN740.Z9 $b I56795 2016 082 00 $a 303.48/330951 $2 23 084 $a SOC052000 $a SOC052000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Qiu, Jack Linchuan, $d 1973- $e author. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2008054375 245 10 $a Goodbye iSlave : $b a manifesto for digital abolition / $c Jack Linchuan Qiu. 264 1 $a Urbana : $b University of Illinois Press, $c [2016] 300 $a ix, 230 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 21 cm. 490 1 $a Geopolitics of information 520 $a "Welcome to a brave new world of profit making, propelled by high technology, guarded by enterprising authority, and carried forward by millions of workers. These millions of bodies gather in gigantic factory complexes to produce coveted commodities--iPhones, iPads, and other gadgets--for consumers worldwide. Yet, at these same factories, working conditions are notoriously oppressive, to the point that a number of employees there have committed suicide. In this study, Jack Linchuan Qiu examines systems of domination, exploitation, and alienation in an era of information technology, global connectivity, and individual consumerism engineered by corporations in collusion with national and regional state authorities. Focusing on notorious Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn, Qiu conceptually develops the idea of iSlavery and the planetary Apple-Foxconn alliance he calls Appconn. Beginning with historical and legal explorations of slavery, he compares conditions of Foxconn workers to those of 17th century transatlantic slaves. Moving on from labor issues, he turns to fanatic consumption of digital media and argues that compulsive free labor contributions to commodity cycles constitute another form of iSlavery. Qiu relies on interviews, news analysis, and first-hand observation to clarify the circumstances faced by Foxconn workers and examine how a transborder working-class civil society was mobilized. He analyzes how media play a role in shaping public opinion and influencing corporate and state policies, ultimately affecting the fate of workers at the very bottom of the problematic new international division of labor"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 $a Information technology $x Social aspects $z China. 650 0 $a Information technology $x Moral and ethical aspects $z China. 650 0 $a Internet industry $z China $x Employees. 650 0 $a Slavery. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85123314 650 7 $a BUSINESS & ECONOMICS $x Media & Communications Industries. $x Media & Communications Industries. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE $x Media Studies. $2 bisacsh 776 08 $i Online version: $a Qiu, Jack Linchuan, 1973- author. $t Goodbye iSlave. $d Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2016 $z 9780252099069 $w (DLC) 2016028653 830 0 $a Geopolitics of information. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2014161918 941 $a 3 952 $l CEAX572 $d 20200508022244.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191211025232.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20180403021553.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=ED239D4AF11D11E79D0FC10F97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search