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      The Control Revolution: Technological and Economic Origins of the Information Society

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      Beniger traces the origin of the Information Society to major economic and business crises of the 1800s. Inevitably the Industrial Revolution, with its ballooning use of energy to drive material processes, required a corresponding growth in the exploitation of information.

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      Product ID:9780674169869
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:US
      Title:The Control Revolution
      Subtitle:Technological and Economic Origins of the Information Society
      Authors:Author: James R. Beniger
      Page Count:508
      Subjects:History, History
      Description:Beniger traces the origin of the Information Society to major economic and business crises of the 1800s. Inevitably the Industrial Revolution, with its ballooning use of energy to drive material processes, required a corresponding growth in the exploitation of information.
      Imprint Name:Harvard University Press
      Publisher Name:Harvard University Press
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:1989-03-15

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      Weight754 g
      Dimensions230 × 154 × 32 mm