Digital D. C.: How Information Technology is Transforming the Hub of American Politics - Brossura

Dizard, Wilson P., Jr.

 
9780786444694: Digital D. C.: How Information Technology is Transforming the Hub of American Politics
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ISBN 10: 078644469X ISBN 13: 9780786444694
Casa editrice: McFarland Publishing, 2009

Sinossi

The role of Washington, D.C., at the forefront of American digital culture is increasing. While the city has historically been a repository for tremendous amounts of government information, and military developments in the capital have helped lead to important digital developments, the city s transition to a booming center with a generation of tech-savvy professionals is relatively recent. Chapters cover Washington s centuries-old roots as an information city, its new role as a Silicon Valley of the East, digital bureaucracy, the city s hip modern culture, a new emphasis on the arts based on new technologies, and Washington s digital future.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Wilson Dizard, Jr., who died unexpectedly in mid–2009, was the author of eight books and numerous scholarly articles. A retired professor at Georgetown University and a senior fellow for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, he lived in Washington, D.C.

Dalla quarta di copertina

The role of Washington, D.C., at the forefront of American digital culture is increasing. While the city has historically been a repository for tremendous amounts of government information, and military developments in the capital have helped lead to important digital developments, the city's transition to a booming center with a generation of tech-savvy professionals is relatively recent. Chapters cover Washington's centuries-old roots as an information city, its new role as a Silicon Valley of the East, digital bureaucracy, the city's hip modern culture, a new emphasis on the arts based on new technologies, and Washington's digital future.

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The role of Washington, D.C., at the forefront of American digital culture is increasing. While the city has historically been a repository for tremendous amounts of government information, and military developments in the capital have helped lead to important digital developments, the city's transition to a booming center with a generation of tech-savvy professionals is relatively recent. Chapters cover Washington's centuries-old roots as an information city, its new role as a Silicon Valley of the East, digital bureaucracy, the city's hip modern culture, a new emphasis on the arts based on new technologies, and Washington's digital future.

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Editore
McFarland Publishing
Data di pubblicazione
2009
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
078644469X
ISBN 13 
9780786444694
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
212
Contatto del produttore
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Persona responsabile
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