Author: Christian Fuchs File Type: pdf In this exceptional study, Christian Fuchs discusses how the internet has transformed the lives of human beings and social relationships in contemporary society. By outlining a social theory of the internet and the information society, he demonstrates how the ecological, economic, political, and cultural systems of contemporary society have been transformed by new ICTs. Fuchs highlights how new forms of cooperation and competition are advanced and supported by the internet in subsystems of society and also discusses opportunities and risks of the information society. **Review*I think that is is a relief to read a young academic who refers to Marx and Engels...I really recommend this book and hope that also some politicians are going to read it, so we can have a more cooperative and less competitive future. *Jesper Toekke, Cybernetics & Human Knowing, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2008Fuchss approach to social theory is reminiscent of Jurgen Habermass in more than one way. ... Fuchs provides a thoughtful analysis that not only engages the most prominent literature but also produces a clear voice which cuts through many of the cliches regarding the information society.Eran Fisher, Journal of Communication 59 (4)Without building critical tools described in this book, the moment for positive social and political change may indeed turn dystopian, as the opportunity evaporates to conceptualize society as cooperative systems of interactions.Marcus Breen, International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics 5 (3)About the Author Christian Fuchs is professor and chair for media and communication studies at Uppsala Universitys Department of Informatics and Media Studies. He is also board member of the Unified Theory of Information Research Group (Austria) and editor of tripleC (cognition, communication, co-operation) Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society. He is author of many publications in the fields ICTs & society, media & society, information society studies, and critical theory.

Author: John Borrows File Type: pdf The relationship between Canadas Indigenous peoples and the Canadian government is one that has increasingly come to the fore. Numerous tragic incidents and a legacy of historical negligence combined with more vehement calls for action is forcing a reconsideration of the relationship between the federal government and Indigenous nations. In The Right Relationship, John Borrows and Michael Coyle bring together a group of renowned scholars, both indigenous and non-indigenous, to cast light on the magnitude of the challenges Canadians face in seeking a consensus on the nature of treaty partnership in the twenty-first century. The diverse perspectives offered in this volume examine how Indigenous peoples own legal and policy frameworks can be used to develop healthier attitudes between First Peoples and settler governments in Canada. While considering the existing law of Aboriginal and treaty rights, the contributors imagine what these relationships might look like if those involved pursued our highest aspirations as Canadians and Indigenous peoples. This timely and authoritative volume provides answers that will help pave the way toward good governance for all. **Review This book presents an innovative argument on understanding and implementing treaties Contributors are innovative in the way they conceive of alternatives that respect traditions and legal structures of Indigenous nations and government. (E. Acevedo Choice Magazine vol 55042017) Review The Right Relationship, goes well beyond a capsule summary of the issues related to the interpretation and implementation of historical treaties. This wide-reaching collection of essays represents leading-edge scholarship on the central issue of how we, in modern Canada, can give life and voice to historical treaties in a manner that can be justified by law, philosophy, and moral reasoning. This volume is a serious contribution to the study of Indigenoussettler relations. (Douglas Sanderson, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto)

Author: Chris Dibona File Type: pdf Open Sources 2.0 is a collection of insightful and thought-provoking essays from todays technology leaders that continues painting the evolutionary picture that developed in the 1999 book Open Sources Voices from the Revolution .These essays explore open sources impact on the software industry and reveal how open source concepts are infiltrating other areas of commerce and society. The essays appeal to a broad audience the software developer will find thoughtful reflections on practices and methodology from leading open source developers like Jeremy Allison and Ben Laurie, while the business executive will find analyses of business strategies from the likes of Sleepycat co-founder and CEO Michael Olson and Open Source Business Conference founder Matt Asay.From China, Europe, India, and Brazil we get essays that describe the developing worlds efforts to join the technology forefront and use open source to take control of its high tech destiny. For anyone with a strong interest in technology trends, these essays are a must-read.The enduring significance of open source goes well beyond high technology, however. At the heart of the new paradigm is network-enabled distributed collaboration the growing impact of this model on all forms of online collaboration is fundamentally challenging our modern notion of community.What does the future hold? Veteran open source commentators Tim OReilly and Doc Searls offer their perspectives, as do leading open source scholars Steven Weber and Sonali Shah. Andrew Hessel traces the migration of open source ideas from computer technology to biotechnology, and Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger and Slashdot co-founder Jeff Bates provide frontline views of functioning, flourishing online collaborative communities.The power of collaboration, enabled by the internet and open source software, is changing the world in ways we can only begin to imagine.Open Sources 2.0 further develops the evolutionary picture that emerged in the original Open Sources and expounds on the transformative open source philosophy.This is a wonderful collection of thoughts and examples bygreat minds from the free software movement, and is a must have foranyone who follows free software development and project histories.--Robin Monks, Free Software MagazineThe list of contributors includeul lAlolita Sharmal lAndrew Hessell lBen Lauriel lBoon-Lock Yeol lBruno Souzal lChris DiBonal lDanese Cooperl lDoc Searlsl lEugene Kiml lGregorio Roblesl lIan Murdockl lJeff Batesl lJeremy Allisonl lJesus M. Gonzalez-Barahonal lKim Polesel lLarry Sangerl lLouisa Liul lMark Stonel lMark Stonel lMatthew N. Asayl lMichael Olsonl lMitchell Bakerl lPamela Jonesl lRobert Adkinsl lRuss Nelsonl lSonali K. Shahl lStephen R. Wallil lSteven Weberl lSunil Saxenal lTim OReillyl lWendy Seltzerl ul **

Author: Samuel Schuman File Type: pdf Nabokovs Shakespeare is a comprehensive study of an important and interesting literary relationship. It explores the many and deep ways in which the works of Shakespeare, the greatest writer of the English language, penetrate the novels of Vladimir Nabokov, one of the finest English prose stylists of the twentieth century. As a Russian youth, Nabokov read all of Shakespeare, in English. He claimed a shared birthday with the Bard, and some of his most highly regarded novels (Lolita, Pale Fire and Ada) are infused with Shakespeare and Shakespeareanisms. Nabokov uses Shakespeare and Shakespeares works in a surprisingly wide variety of ways, from the most casual references to deep thematic links. Schuman provides a taxonomy of Nabokovs Shakespeareanisms a quantitative analysis of Shakespeare in Nabokov an examination of Nabokovs Russian works, his early English novels, the non-novelistic writings (poetry, criticism, stories), Nabokovs major works, and his final novels and a discussion of the nature of literary relationships and influence. With a Foreword by Brian Boyd.** Nabokovs Shakespeare is a comprehensive study of an important and interesting literary relationship. It explores the many and deep ways in which the works of Shakespeare, the greatest writer of the English language, penetrate the novels of Vladimir Nabokov, one of the finest English prose stylists of the twentieth century. As a Russian youth, Nabokov read all of Shakespeare, in English. He claimed a shared birthday with the Bard, and some of his most highly regarded novels (Lolita, Pale Fire and Ada) are infused with Shakespeare and Shakespeareanisms. Nabokov uses Shakespeare and Shakespeares works in a surprisingly wide variety of ways, from the most casual references to deep thematic links.Schuman provides a taxonomy of Nabokovs Shakespeareanisms a quantitative analysis of Shakespeare in Nabokov an examination of Nabokovs Russian works, his early English novels, the non-novelistic writings (poetry, criticism, stories), Nabokovs major works, and his final novels and a discussion of the nature of literary relationships and influence. With a Foreword by Brian Boyd.