Tech - When Silicon Valley Remakes the World

"Olivier Alexandre is the Alexis de Tocqueville of Silicon Valley. If you want to understand the cultural forces driving the tech world today, read this book."--Fred Turner, author of From Counterculture to Cyberculture: Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network, and the Rise of Digital Utopianism

"An eye-opening dive into the networks, places, and ideologies that made Silicon Valley. Alexandre provides a must-read for anyone interested in technology, culture, and inequality."--Angèle Christin, author of Metrics at Work: Journalism and the Contested Meaning of Algorithms

"A nuanced portrait of Silicon Valley. With nearly a decade of interviews, from many vantage points, Tech deploys an outside observer's keen eye to capture what has made the place persistently inimitable."--Randall Stross, author of The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator, Silicon Valley's Most Exclusive School for Startups

About the author

Olivier Alexandre is Research Fellow at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), as well as Deputy Director and founding member of its Center for Internet and Society.

Product details

• Authors: Olivier Alexandre
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 14.10.2025
• EAN: 9780520413740
• ISBN: 978-0-520-41374-0
• No. of pages: 344
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Media Studies, Sociology, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, COMPUTERS / Information Technology, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Information technology: general issues, Information technology: general topics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, Cultural and media studies