The Power of Knowledge
How Information and Technology Made the Modern World
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Books & Reading, Nonfiction, History, World History, Modern
| Author: | Jeremy Black | ISBN: | 9780300198546 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press | Publication: | January 28, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jeremy Black |
| ISBN: | 9780300198546 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Publication: | January 28, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Language: | English |
Information is power. For more than five hundred years the success or failure of nations has been determined by a country’s ability to acquire knowledge and technical skill and transform them into strength and prosperity. Leading historian Jeremy Black approaches global history from a distinctive perspective, focusing on the relationship between information and society and demonstrating how the understanding and use of information have been the primary factors in the development and character of the modern age.
Information is power. For more than five hundred years the success or failure of nations has been determined by a country’s ability to acquire knowledge and technical skill and transform them into strength and prosperity. Leading historian Jeremy Black approaches global history from a distinctive perspective, focusing on the relationship between information and society and demonstrating how the understanding and use of information have been the primary factors in the development and character of the modern age.
