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  Shaping Things (Mediaworks Pamphlets)

  by Bruce Sterling

  " Shaping Things is about created objects and the environment, which is to say, it's about everything," writes Bruce Sterling in this addition to the Mediawork Pamphlet series. He adds, "Seen from sufficient distance, this is a small topic." Sterling offers a brilliant, often hilarious history of shaped things. We have moved from an age of artifacts, made by hand, through complex machines, to the current era... (more)
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  Extreme Democracy

  by Jon Lebkowsky, Mitch Ratcliffe

  Emerging social technologies are changing the face of politics. Extreme Democracy tells how, focusing especially on technology platforms that emerged around the 2004 election season. Authors include Steven Johnson, Joi Ito, David Weinberger, Jay Rosen, Mitch Ratcliffe, Jon Lebkowsky, danah boyd, and many others.