The (Dis)information Age: The Persistence of Ignorance

by Shaheed Nick Mohammed

The (Dis)information Age challenges prevailing notions about the impact of new information and media technologies. The widespread acceptance of ideas about the socially transformative power of these technologies demands a close and critical interrogation. The technologies of the information revolution, often perceived as harbingers of social transformation, may more appropriately be viewed as tools, capable of positive and negative uses. This...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433115026
• ISBN13: 9781433115028
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"