[liberationtech] The Real Cyber War: The Political Economy of Internet Freedom

2015-03-11 Thread Shawn Mathew Powers
We are pleased to announce the release of The Real Cyber War: The Political Economy of Internet Freedom (University of Illinois Press, 2015, http://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/83cdd9wm9780252039126.html) by Shawn Powers (https://gsu.academia.edu/smp) and Michael Jablonski (http://www.

Re: [liberationtech] The Real Cyber War: The Political Economy of Internet Freedom

2015-03-11 Thread Yasha Levine
Have to say that I share David's enthusiasm. The book looks great and is extremely timely. > On Mar 11, 2015, at 12:08 PM, David Golumbia wrote: > > wow. thanks for sharing this. from where I sit, that looks like hitting a > nail on the head that has needed such a direct hit for quite a while

Re: [liberationtech] The Real Cyber War: The Political Economy of Internet Freedom

2015-03-11 Thread Shawn Mathew Powers
Hi! Thanks for the query below! Thrilled that folks are excited about the book. Happy to talk about it at length... Rebecca and Evgeny both wrote excellent books, as have others. The Real Cyber War differs in a few ways that may be interesting to LibTech folks. For example, it: • Outlines the r

Re: [liberationtech] The Real Cyber War: The Political Economy of Internet Freedom

2015-03-12 Thread David Golumbia
wow. thanks for sharing this. from where I sit, that looks like hitting a nail on the head that has needed such a direct hit for quite a while. as the publisher's site tags it: "How the freedom-to-connect movement aids Western hegemony." Can't wait to read it. DG On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 2:55 PM,

Re: [liberationtech] The Real Cyber War: The Political Economy of Internet Freedom

2015-03-12 Thread Nick Judd
This really does sound fascinating. I would love to know more about what this book does that earlier work coming off of trade presses (The Net Delusion, Consent of the Networked) did not already do. I am sure there is a long answer -- I would just like to know what it is ... Nick Judd On 03/