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082			_a303.4833 _bLIU
100			_aLiu, Alan
245			_aThe laws of cool : knowledge work and the culture of information
260			_bThe University of Chicago Press, _c2004 _aLondon :
300			_axi, 573 p. ; _bill., _c24 cm.
365			_b44.00 _c$ _d89.00
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aAnnotation Knowledge work is now the reigning business paradigm and affects even the world of higher education. But what perspective can the knowledge of the humanities and arts contribute to a world of knowledge work whose primary mission is business? And what is the role of information technology as both the servant of the knowledge economy and the medium of a new technological cool? In "The Laws of Cool," Alan Liu reflects on these questions as he considers the emergence of new information technologies and their profound influence on the forms and practices of knowledge.
650			_aSociology
650			_aHistory
650			_aArt and Design
650			_aLiterature Studies and Criticism
650			_aPhilosophy
650			_aHumanities and Social Aspects
650			_aLiterature and Technology
650			_aInformation Society
650			_aBusiness
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