The Resource The power of knowledge : how information and technology made the modern world, Jeremy Black
The power of knowledge : how information and technology made the modern world, Jeremy Black
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The item The power of knowledge : how information and technology made the modern world, Jeremy Black represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "Information is power. For more than five hundred years the success or failure of nations has been determined by a country's ability to acquire knowledge and technical skill and transform them into strength and prosperity. Leading historian Jeremy Black approaches global history from a distinctive perspective, focusing on the relationship between information and society and demonstrating how the understanding and use of information have been the primary factors in the development and character of the modern age. Black suggests that the West's ascension was a direct result of its institutions and social practices for acquiring, employing, and retaining information and the technology that was ultimately produced. His cogent and well-reasoned analysis looks at cartography and the hardware of communication, armaments and sea power, mercantilism and imperialism, science and astronomy, as well as bureaucracy and the management of information, linking the history of technology with the history of global power while providing important indicators for the future of our world"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xii, 492 pages)
- Contents
-
- 1. Introduction
- 2. A Global Perspective
- THE EARLY PERSPECTIVE. 3. The West and the Oceans
- 4. Renaissance, Reformation and Scientific Revolution
- 5. Government and Information
- THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. 6. The West in the World
- 7. Enlightenment and Information
- 8. Enlightenment States?
- THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. 9. Information and the New World Order
- 10. The Utilitarian View
- 11. The Bureaucratic Information State
- TO A CHANGING PRESENT. 12. Information and the World Question
- 13. Information Is All
- 14 A Scrutinised Society
- LOOKING AHEAD. 15. Into the Future
- 16. Conclusions
- Isbn
- 9780300198546
- Label
- The power of knowledge : how information and technology made the modern world
- Title
- The power of knowledge
- Title remainder
- how information and technology made the modern world
- Statement of responsibility
- Jeremy Black
- Subject
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- East and West
- East and West
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- Modern | General
- HISTORY -- World
- History
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Books & Reading
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies
- Civilization, Western
- Technological innovations
- Technological innovations -- History
- Technology and civilization
- Technology and civilization -- History
- World history
- World history
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- History
- Civilization, Western -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Information is power. For more than five hundred years the success or failure of nations has been determined by a country's ability to acquire knowledge and technical skill and transform them into strength and prosperity. Leading historian Jeremy Black approaches global history from a distinctive perspective, focusing on the relationship between information and society and demonstrating how the understanding and use of information have been the primary factors in the development and character of the modern age. Black suggests that the West's ascension was a direct result of its institutions and social practices for acquiring, employing, and retaining information and the technology that was ultimately produced. His cogent and well-reasoned analysis looks at cartography and the hardware of communication, armaments and sea power, mercantilism and imperialism, science and astronomy, as well as bureaucracy and the management of information, linking the history of technology with the history of global power while providing important indicators for the future of our world"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1955-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Black, Jeremy
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Technology and civilization
- Civilization, Western
- World history
- Technological innovations
- East and West
- HISTORY
- HISTORY
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Civilization, Western
- East and West
- Technological innovations
- Technology and civilization
- World history
- Label
- The power of knowledge : how information and technology made the modern world, Jeremy Black
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. A Global Perspective -- THE EARLY PERSPECTIVE. 3. The West and the Oceans -- 4. Renaissance, Reformation and Scientific Revolution -- 5. Government and Information -- THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. 6. The West in the World -- 7. Enlightenment and Information -- 8. Enlightenment States? -- THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. 9. Information and the New World Order -- 10. The Utilitarian View -- 11. The Bureaucratic Information State -- TO A CHANGING PRESENT. 12. Information and the World Question -- 13. Information Is All -- 14 A Scrutinised Society -- LOOKING AHEAD. 15. Into the Future -- 16. Conclusions
- Control code
- ocn862745885
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xii, 492 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780300198546
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt5q78ms
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)862745885
- Label
- The power of knowledge : how information and technology made the modern world, Jeremy Black
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. A Global Perspective -- THE EARLY PERSPECTIVE. 3. The West and the Oceans -- 4. Renaissance, Reformation and Scientific Revolution -- 5. Government and Information -- THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. 6. The West in the World -- 7. Enlightenment and Information -- 8. Enlightenment States? -- THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. 9. Information and the New World Order -- 10. The Utilitarian View -- 11. The Bureaucratic Information State -- TO A CHANGING PRESENT. 12. Information and the World Question -- 13. Information Is All -- 14 A Scrutinised Society -- LOOKING AHEAD. 15. Into the Future -- 16. Conclusions
- Control code
- ocn862745885
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xii, 492 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780300198546
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt5q78ms
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)862745885
Subject
- East and West
- East and West
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- Modern | General
- HISTORY -- World
- History
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Books & Reading
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies
- Civilization, Western
- Technological innovations
- Technological innovations -- History
- Technology and civilization
- Technology and civilization -- History
- World history
- World history
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- History
- Civilization, Western -- History
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