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Lost in Cyberspace?

Canada and the Information Revolution

by (author) Robert Chodos, Rae Murphy & Eric Hamovitch

Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Initial publish date
Jan 1997
Category
General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781550285192
    Publish Date
    Jan 1997
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550285185
    Publish Date
    Jan 1997
    List Price
    $19.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781552773055
    Publish Date
    Feb 2008
    List Price
    $34.95

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Description

The arrival of the information highway has been hyped as the greatest change in how humans live and work since we captured fire. What are its implications for Canadian society?
The authors present a thought-provoking examination of the new digital technologies, considering particularly the effects they might be expected to have on employment, sovereignty, community and culture in Canada. They trace the information highway back to its military origin, guide readers through the maze of corporate players promoting its development, and stop to explore the wide-open culture of the internet.
Lost in Cyberspace? is a pioneering look at the influence of new digital technologies on Canadian society.

About the authors

ROBERT CHODOS is an experienced author and translator who has published widely in the fields of Canadian business, politics, and transportation and of Quebec history. Among his most recent books are The Unmaking of Canada (1991), Lost in Cyberspace? (1997), and Paul Martin: A Political Biography (1998), all co-written with Rae Murphy and Eric Hamovitch, and all published by Lorimer.

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RAE MURPHY is a retired professor of Canadian studies at Conestoga College in Kitchener, Ontario.

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ERIC HAMOVITCH is a freelance writer based in Montreal.

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