Uncovering Labour in Information Revolutions, 17502000 (International Review of Social History Supplements)
Contributors: Aad Blok (Editor); Greg Downey (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 5, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780521543538
Subjects: Social & cultural anthropology; Social history; World history: c 1500 to c 1750; World history: c 1750 to c 1900; Working class; History; Economic aspects; Business & Economics; History - General History; Labor supply; Business/Economics; Labor; World - General; History / World; Effect of technological innova; Effect of technological innovations on; Information society
First sentence: The last few decades of the twentieth century witnessed a rapid development in information and communication technologies (ICT), which has contributed to such drastic economic, social, and cultural changes that they are commonly referred to as the "Information Revolution".