Cyberculture Levy Paperback John Wiley & Sons 9780816636105

CybercultureAuthor(s): Pierre Levy\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Minnesota Press, United States\nImprint: University of Minnesota Press\nISBN-13: 9780816636105, 978-0816636105\nSynopsis\nA clear explanation and provocative look at the impact of new technologies on world society.\n\nNeeding guidance and seeking insight, the Council of Europe approached Pierre Lvy, one of the worlds most important and well-respected theorists of digital culture, for a report on the state (and, frankly, the nature) of cyberspace. The result is this extraordinary document, a perfectly lucid and accessible description of cyberspace-from infrastructure to practical applications-along with an inspired, far-reaching exploration of its ramifications. A window on the digital world for the technologically timid, the book also offers a brilliant vision of the philosophical and social realities and possibilities of cyberspace for the adept and novice alike.\n\nIn an overview, Lvy discusses the dist.