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001 2011004441
003 DLC
005 20110308145428.0
008 110304s2011 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011004441
020 $a9780415875950 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aHM851$b.W55155 2011
082 00 $a303.48/33$222
084 $aSOC052000$aLAN004000$aTEC041000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aWilken, Rowan.
245 10 $aTeletechnologies, place and community /$cby Rowan Wilken.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bRoutledge,$c2011.
263 $a1106
300 $ap. cm.
490 0 $aComedia
520 $a"Teletechnologies, or technologies of distance, cannot be ignored. Indeed, the present electronic age is said to have wrought profound changes to how we think about and experience who we are, where we are, and how we relate with one another. Place and community have traditionally formed key concepts for thinking about these issues, but what relevance do these concepts now hold for us? In this wide-ranging study, Wilken re-evaluates how ideas of place and community intersect with and help us make sense of a world transformed by information and communication technologies. This interdisciplinary investigation ranges across diverse textual and contextual terrain, exploring approaches from media and communications, architectural history and theory, philosophy, sociology, geography, literature, and urban design. The rich analysis of these myriad texts reveals the complex and at times contradictory ways in which notions of place and community circulate in relation to these technologies of distance. Wilken examination underscores both the enduring importance of ideas of place and community in the present age, and the urgent need to continue to engage with, think about and reconfigure these twin ideas"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aInformation technology$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aTelematics$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aCyberspace.
650 0 $aTelecommunication$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aElectronic villages (Computer networks)
650 0 $aCommunication and technology.
650 0 $aArchitecture and technology.
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies$2bisacsh.
650 7 $aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies$2bisacsh.
650 7 $aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Telecommunications$2bisacsh.