Screens of Power by Timothy Luke
The author explores how certain aspects of power work in contemporary, "information-based" societies, paying particular attention to recent developments in the United States. As the process of informationalization advances, he maintains, new modes of domination spark the rise of alternative forms of resistance to the social, political, economic, and cultural transformations taking place. He offers a critical reconstruction and blend of concepts drawn from Jean Baudrillard, Guy Debord, Ronald Barthes, and from the Frankfurt School.
"A truly remarkable bookLuke attempts nothing short of a global reinterpretation of the forces driving American culture and, along the way, he shows an impressive command of his intellectual object. Beautifully written, provocative, and wonderfully expressive, Screens of Power represents the best of the legacy of the Frankfurt School." -- Adolph Reed, professor of political science and Afro-American studies, Yale University, and author of The Jesse Jackson Phenomenon
Timothy Luke, University Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Virginia Polytechnic and State University at Blacksburg, is the author of several books, including Capitalism, Democracy, and Ecology: Departing from Marx and Ecocritique: Contesting the Politics of Nature, Economy, and Culture.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780252061547 |
| ISBN 10 | 0252061543 |
| Title | Screens of Power |
| Author | Timothy Luke |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
| Year published | 1990-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
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