How Green Is Your Smartphone?

by Richard Maxwell, Toby Miller, Richard Maxwell

Book Overview

Every day we are inundated by propaganda that claims life will be better once we are connected to digital technology. Poverty, famine, and injustice will end, and the economy will be "green." All anyone needs is the latest smartphone.

In this succinct and lively book, Maxwell and Miller take a critical look at contemporary gadgets and the systems that connect them, shedding light on environmental risks. Contrary to widespread claims, consumer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509534725
• ISBN13: 9781509534722
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.9" x 7.4"