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Routledge,an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Ltd Cyborg Citizen: Politics in the Posthuman Age
Some great science fiction has asked about robots and the right to vote--but what happens when we're 51 per cent artificial ourselves? Cyberculture scholar Chris Hables Gray looks at the ever-changing human body in <I>Cyborg Citizen: Politics in the Posthuman Age</I> and makes some well-educated guesses on the makeup of the future cybernetic body politic. Though he does go out of his way to remind the reader that nearly all of us are bio-enhanced (that <I>is</I> a vaccination scar, isn't it?), he's neither a chrome-eyed Extropian nor a Rifkinesque fear-mongerer. His thesis is refreshingly simple in a world overfilled with postmodern complexity: We're changing our bodies more and more radically, and we ought to think about how this will change our way of life. Examining health care, social interactions, and politics, Gray's focus is largely on particular modifications and enhancements such as prosthetic limbs, artificial organs, performance-enhancing drugs, and their descendants. The book never dips into freak show territory, though; even if Gray uses colourful examples to illustrate his points, he still maintains a humanistic attitude throughout. His simple thesis, coupled with this attitude, create a web of thought that is simultaneously entertaining and enlightening. Though our track record on dealing with change preemptively is spotty at best, reading <I>Cyborg Citizen</I> is still a good prescription for keeping the posthuman jitters at bay. <I>--Rob Lightner</I>
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Routledge,an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Ltd Postmodern War: New Politics of Conflict
Pages: 288, Paperback, Routledge,an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Ltd
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Routledge,an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Ltd Peace War & Computers
Pages: 224, Paperback, Routledge,an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Ltd
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Routledge,an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Ltd Cyborg Citizen: Politics in the Posthuman Age
Some great science fiction has asked about robots and the right to vote--but what happens when we're 51 per cent artificial ourselves? Cyberculture scholar Chris Hables Gray looks at the ever-changing human body in <I>Cyborg Citizen: Politics in the Posthuman Age</I> and makes some well-educated guesses on the makeup of the future cybernetic body politic. Though he does go out of his way to remind the reader that nearly all of us are bio-enhanced (that <I>is</I> a vaccination scar, isn't it?), he's neither a chrome-eyed Extropian nor a Rifkinesque fear-mongerer. His thesis is refreshingly simple in a world overfilled with postmodern complexity: We're changing our bodies more and more radically, and we ought to think about how this will change our way of life. Examining health care, social interactions, and politics, Gray's focus is largely on particular modifications and enhancements such as prosthetic limbs, artificial organs, performance-enhancing drugs, and their descendants. The book never dips into freak show territory, though; even if Gray uses colourful examples to illustrate his points, he still maintains a humanistic attitude throughout. His simple thesis, coupled with this attitude, create a web of thought that is simultaneously entertaining and enlightening. Though our track record on dealing with change preemptively is spotty at best, reading <I>Cyborg Citizen</I> is still a good prescription for keeping the posthuman jitters at bay. <I>--Rob Lightner</I>
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£16.14
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