Attention and Alienation : The International Political Economy of Information and Communication Technologies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bhandari, Aarushi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information technology--Economic aspects.

Information technology.

Communication and technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Aarushi Bhandari offers a new way to understand the political economy of attention, combining quantitative analysis and personal narrative to critique the role of information and communications technologies in global society.

Contents:

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The International Political Economy of Attention

Interlude 1: Baskin-Robbins in Kathmandu

2. ICT4D, Unequal Exchange, and Neoliberal Imperialism

3. Caste Society and Development Bait

Interlude 2: Being Extremely Online Against the Backdrop of an Armed Revolution

4. Social Movements, Counter Movements, and Discourse in the Attention Economy

5. Microdosing Collective Effervescence

Conclusion

Notes

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ISBN:

0-231-55731-0

OCLC:

1521492624