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The Control Revolution

Technological and Economic Origins of the Information Society

Book • 1986

James R. Beniger

The Control Revolution explains how the need for control in industrial societies led to the development of the information society.

It discusses the progression from the early 19th century to the mid-20th century, focusing on how technological and economic changes influenced information processing and social control.

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Ivan Bouchardeau

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Recommended by

Nicholas Carr

as a fascinating and illuminating book about the tension between complexity and control.

Nicholas Carr on deep reading and digital thinking

Mentionné par

Ivan Bouchardeau

comme généalogie américaine situant la cybernétique au sommet d'une révolution du contrôle (Control Revolution).

Cybernétique et techniques de gouvernement - Ivan Bouchardeau

Mentioned by

Jacob Siegel

as a foundational influence tracing information technologies' political effects since the Industrial Revolution.

The Information State: Politics in the Age of Total Control | Jacob Siegel

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