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Beschreibung

The tech giants of Silicon Valley have become modern-day feudal lords. They reign over a land of platforms which have become an inextricable part of our everyday lives, and on which millions of us now depend for our livelihoods. Through their control of what has become the most valuable commodity in the digital age - users' data - the tech giants have amassed enormous wealth and power. And the power they wield is no longer just economic: it is political, too. The tech billionaires have become both the idols and the main backers of the far right.

What can be done in the face of the growing power of the tech giants who are today colonizing statehood? Unlike those who believe that digital technologies are inescapably marred by their association with capitalism, Durand argues that these technologies can be redeployed for the purposes of building an emancipated society and tackling the ecological crisis - that is, for advancing the project of cyber-ecosocialism.

The tech giants of Silicon Valley have become modern-day feudal lords. They reign over a land of platforms which have become an inextricable part of our everyday lives, and on which millions of us now depend for our livelihoods. Through their control of what has become the most valuable commodity in the digital age - users' data - the tech giants have amassed enormous wealth and power. And the power they wield is no longer just economic: it is political, too. The tech billionaires have become both the idols and the main backers of the far right.

What can be done in the face of the growing power of the tech giants who are today colonizing statehood? Unlike those who believe that digital technologies are inescapably marred by their association with capitalism, Durand argues that these technologies can be redeployed for the purposes of building an emancipated society and tackling the ecological crisis - that is, for advancing the project of cyber-ecosocialism.

Über den Autor

Cédric Durand is Professor of Political Economy at the University of Geneva, and a member of the Centre d'économie Paris Nord.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Fachbereich: Volkswirtschaft
Genre: Importe, Wirtschaft
Rubrik: Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781509572915
ISBN-10: 1509572910
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Durand, C¿dric
Übersetzung: Broder, David
Hersteller: Polity Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 185 x 121 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: C¿dric Durand
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.10.2026
Gewicht: 0,164 kg
Artikel-ID: 136964605

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