We Are the Machine: The Computer, the Internet, and Information in Contemporary German Literature

by Paul A. Youngman

An investigation of attitudes toward -- and unease with -- Information Technology, as reflected in recent German-language literature.

Despite our embrace of the sheer utility and productivity it has made possible, the revolution in Information Technology has led to unease about its possible misuse, abuse, and even its eventual domination of humankind. That German culture is not immune to this sense of disquiet is reflected in a broad variety...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571133925
• ISBN13: 9781571133922
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"