0674169867 0674169859 alk. paper 9780674169852 alk. paper 9780674169869 paperback
Alternate Call Number
D 102 BEN.C
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-476) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
I. Living Systems, Technology, and the Evolution of Control II. Industrialization, Processing Speed and the Crisis of Control III. Toward an Information Society : From Control Crisis to Control Revolution
Living systems, technology, and the evolution of control. Programming and control: the essential life process ; Evolution of control: culture and society. Industrialization, processing speed, and the crisis of control. From tradition to rationality: distributing ; Toward industrialization: controlling energy and speed ; Industrial revolution and the crisis of control. Toward an information society: from control crisis to control revolution. Revolution in control of mass production and distribution ; Revolution in control of mass consumption ; Revolution in generalized control: data processing and bureaucracy ; Conclusions: Control as engine of the information society.