The Social, Cultural and Environmental Costs of Hyper-Connectivity: Sleeping Through the Revolution

The Social, Cultural and Environmental Costs of Hyper-Connectivity: Sleeping Through the Revolution
ISBN-10
1839099763
ISBN-13
9781839099762
Category
Social Science
Pages
192
Language
English
Published
2021-08-17
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing
Author
Mike Hynes

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The ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. This book investigates the profound effects 21st century digital technology is having on our individual and collective lives and seeks to confront the realities of a new digital age.

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