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Lifeblood : oil, freedom, and the forces of capital / Matthew T. Huber. [electronic resource]

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Huber, Matthew T., author.
Series:
Quadrant book.
A Quadrant book
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Petroleum industry and trade--United States.
Petroleum industry and trade.
Energy policy--United States.
Energy policy.
Capitalism--United States.
Capitalism.
Free enterprise--United States.
Free enterprise.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxi, 253 pages).
Place of Publication:
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2013]
Summary:
Since the early nineteenth century, when entomologists first popularised the unique biological and behavioural characteristics of insects, technological innovators and theorists have proposed insects as templates for a wide range of technologies. This book analyses how insect forms of social organization - swarms, hives, webs, and distributed intelligence - have been used to structure modern media technologies and the network society, providing a radical new perspective on the interconnection of biology and technology.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
0-8166-8596-7
1-4529-4740-6

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