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188 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780860914006
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Verso
Publication date: Not specified
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Nineteenth-century Britain could be seen as the first information society in history—for the simple reason that it accumulated knowledge from the far-flung corners of its empire faster than it could easily digest it. The British Empire presented a...
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188 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780860914006
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Verso
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Nineteenth-century Britain could be seen as the first information society in history—for the simple reason that it accumulated knowledge from the far-flung corners of its empire faster than it could easily digest it. The British Empire presented a...