Escape Velocity by Mark Dery
An Unforgettable Journey into the Dark Heart of the Information Age In Escape Velocity Mark Dery takes is on an electrifying tour of the high-tech subcultures that both celebrate and critique our wired world: would-be cyborgs who believe the body is obsolete and dream of downloading their minds into computers, cyber-hippies who boost their brainpower with smart drugs and mind machines, on-line swingers seeking cybersex on electronic bulletin boards, techno-primitives who sport biomechanical tattoos of computer circuitry; and cyberpunk roboticists whose Mad Max contraptions duel to the death before howling crowds. Timely, trenchant, and provocative, Escape Velocity is the first truly critical inquiry into cyberculture-essential reading for everyone interested in computer culture and the shape of things to come.Mark Dery is a critic of culture. He is most known for his books The Pyrotechnic Insanitarium: American Culture on the Edge, Escape Velocity: Cyberculture at the End of the Century, Flame Wars, and Culture Jamming, which focus on the politics of popular culture. He has been a visiting scholar at the American Academy in Rome, a Chancellor's Distinguished Fellow at the University of California, Irvine, and a journalism professor at New York University. Distraction, Zeitgeist, Holy Fire, and The Caryatids are among the science fiction works written by Bruce Sterling.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780802115805 |
| ISBN 10 | 0802115802 |
| Title | Escape Velocity |
| Author | Mark Dery |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Grove/Atlantic |
| Year published | 1996-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 376 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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