The Know it Alls - The Rise of Silicon Valley As a Political Powerhouse Social Wrecking

Looking at the rise of Silicon Valley as a political powerhouse and social wrecking ball, Cohen explores how the rapid rise of technology, led by these social media giants, has contributed to the division of society. From the founding of Stanford University to the leading innovators of today including Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Page.

Summary

Today, tech libertarians are fuelling division in our society. This is the story of how the Silicon Valley pioneers brought us here.

Product details

• Authors: Noam Cohen
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2018
• EAN: 9781786073679
• ISBN: 978-1-78607-367-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Business & Economics / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, California, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture, COMPUTERS / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Information Management, COMPUTERS / Internet / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, COMPUTERS / Information Technology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Telecommunications, COMPUTERS / Networking / Local Area Networks (LANs), TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Business ethics & social responsibility, Information technology industries, Business innovation, Politics & government, History of engineering and technology, Politics and government, History of engineering & technology, Business ethics and social responsibility, COMPUTERS / Internet / Social Media, COMPUTERS / Internet / Search Engines, Entrepreneurship / Start-ups, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Medical (inc Patients)