Bit tyrants the political economy of Silicon Valley
"This is the first comprehensive book from a radical left perspective on the rising power of the Silicon Valley tech sector, particularly the five dominant empires of Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon, challenging the ocean of liberal ass-kissery and right-wing scorn that dominates analy...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago, IL :
Haymarket Books,
2020.
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| Summary: | "This is the first comprehensive book from a radical left perspective on the rising power of the Silicon Valley tech sector, particularly the five dominant empires of Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon, challenging the ocean of liberal ass-kissery and right-wing scorn that dominates analysis of these giants. Every day we grow more dependent on our phones and apps to do our chores, our jobs, and our socializing. And every quarter the enormous corporate giants of Big Tech take over more sectors of the economy. It's time crack the code of the economic dynamics that drive these companies to become near-monopolies very early, and the unique forms of "platform power" each once possesses. As Silicon Valley rises to become co-dominant with Wall Street in the halls of corporate power, this book playfully dissects the tech monopolies with humor and a plan to secure our privacy and expand our freedom--socializing the Big Tech platforms."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 316 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Issued also in electronic format. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781642590319 1642590312 9781642591798 1642591793 |
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