{"product_id":"digital-disconnect-how-capitalism-is-turning-the-internet-against-democracy-9781620970317","title":"Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism Is Turning the Internet Against Democracy","description":"Hailed as \"important\" (\u003ci\u003eTruthdig\u003c\/i\u003e) and praised for its \"excellent insight\" (Patricia J. Williams, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eDigital Disconnect\u003c\/i\u003e, by activist and \"exemplary public intellectual\" (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e) Robert W. McChesney, skewers the assumption that a society drenched in information in a digital age is inherently a democratic one. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA prescient examination of the relationship between the Internet and the economy--one that has become even more relevant since its publication in hardcover--the book argues that capitalism's colonization of the Internet has spurred the collapse of credible journalism and made the Internet an unparalleled apparatus for government and corporate surveillance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A provocative and far-reaching account of how capitalism has shaped the Internet in the United States\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"an excellent analysis of the problem where a medium with the capacity to empower people is itself becoming a tool of social control\" (\u003ci\u003eDaily Kos\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eDigital Disconnect\u003c\/i\u003e is both a groundbreaking critique of the Internet and an urgent call to reclaim the democratizing potential of the digital revolution while we still can.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert W. McChesney is the Gutgsell endowed Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of several books on the media, including the award-winning \"Rich Media, Poor Democracy\" and \"Communication Revolution.\" He lives in Champaign, Illinois.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50421856370962,"sku":"9781620970317","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5dd45fce-2f47-46de-bf65-e5e8e259d702.jpg?v=1729515399","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/digital-disconnect-how-capitalism-is-turning-the-internet-against-democracy-9781620970317","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}