The linkage of politics and technology is now the driving momentum in
communication. Publishers are now part of the astonishing
transformation of the slow to the instant. From twitters to bloggers,
the communication of ideas can now be accomplished in a matter of
minutes, not weeks, months, or even years.Horowitz believes that at
its best, information technology can be harnessed to facilitate the
expression of democratic thought. In providing better access to
production and technology, there is great hope to liberate humankind
from ignorance and ideology—and imagination is what the purpose of
publishing is and always will be about. If politics is the art of the
possible, then technology can be harnessed to the higher art of
transforming scientific principles into everyday practices.Publishing
as a Vocation places publishing in America in its political and
commercial setting. It addresses the political implications of
scholarly communication in the era of new computerized technology.
Horowitz examines problems of political theory in the context of
property rights versus the presumed right to know, and the special
strains involved in publishing as commerce versus information as a
public trust. Offering a knowledgeable and insightful view of
publishing in America and abroad, this book makes an important
contribution to the study of mass culture in advanced societies.
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ISBN
9781351495455
Publisert
2017
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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