Welcome to the Machine: Science, Surveillance and the Culture of Control

By: Derrick Jensen and George Draffan

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Synopsis: [Back Cover[ Tiny ID chips track every car, shirt, and razor blade purchased from corporate manufacturers. Governments and multinational corporations gather information on every citizen's race, family life, credit record, buying preferences, employment history, favorite TV shows, telephone conversations-and can surreptitiously peruse e-mails. Exoskeleton armor makes soldiers invincible, while mind-altering drugs make them incapable of remorse. In Welcome to the Machine, award-winning authors Derrick Jensen and George Draffan reveal the modern culture of the machine, where corporate might makes technology right, government money feeds the greed for mad science, and absolute surveillance leads to absolute control. Through meticulous research and fiercely personal narrative, Jensen and Draffan move beyond journalism and expose to question our civilization's very mode of existence. Welcome to the Machine challenges our submission to the institutions and technologies built to rob us of all that makes us human-our connection to the land, our kinship with one another, our place in the living world.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 278 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781931498524
Publisher:: N/A
Date of Addition:: 06/24/08
Copyrighted By:: Derrick Jensen and George Draffan
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Computers and Internet, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Sociology
Submitted By:: Deborah Murray
Proofread By:: Marilyn
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.