Freedom and Information: A History

by Sara de Freitas

The powerful political call for 'open access' to information has become a formative aspect of our societies and culture. As an expression of cultural freedom, digital technology creates a tension between access to information on the one hand and control and power strategies that seek to restrict access and centralize datasets on the other. This book considers the evolution of information systems as centering upon control, open access, and knowledge,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415729769
• ISBN13: 9780415729765
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"