The Laws of Cool

The Laws of Cool
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 586
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ISBN-10 : 9780226487007
ISBN-13 : 0226487008
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Book Synopsis The Laws of Cool by : Alan Liu

Download or read book The Laws of Cool written by Alan Liu and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-10-27 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge work is now the reigning business paradigm and affects even the world of higher education. But what perspective can the knowledge of the humanities and arts contribute to a world of knowledge work whose primary mission is business? And what is the role of information technology as both the servant of the knowledge economy and the medium of a new technological cool? In The Laws of Cool, Alan Liu reflects on these questions as he considers the emergence of new information technologies and their profound influence on the forms and practices of knowledge.


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