{"product_id":"the-new-technology-state-how-our-digital-dreams-became-societal-nightmares-and-what-we-can-do-about-it-9781637557464","title":"The New Technology State: How Our Digital Dreams Became Societal Nightmares--And What We Can Do about It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Bill Raduchel started at Harvard as my father's student, assistant, and friend. He went on to a career in technology as the digital revolution unfolded before his eyes. In \u003ci\u003eThe New Technology State\u003c\/i\u003e, he suffuses the insights of The New Industrial State with the changes, challenges, and dangers of our information age.\" \u003cb\u003e--James K. Galbraith, professor, University of Texas at Austin, and author of \u003ci\u003eThe End of Normal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is about society--how it has changed and what technology is enabling us to do to ourselves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSixty years ago, legendary economist John Kenneth Galbraith issued a grim prophecy that the global elite would harness the potential of the burgeoning computing revolution to accumulate even more wealth and power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis masterwork \u003ci\u003eThe New Industrial State\u003c\/i\u003e redefined our perception of ourselves and our society. The computing revolution has turned his predictions into a reality that triggered conversations between technology pioneer Bill Raduchel (a former colleague of Galbraith's at Harvard) and British Army officer turned MP Tom Tugendhat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Technology State\u003c\/i\u003e recounts their discussions and reveals how the wealthy and powerful have used the incredible technological advances of the past half-century to gain unprecedented advantages and what we can do to reclaim control of our future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amplify Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781637557464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bill Raduchel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43103876219061,"sku":"9781637557464","price":22.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a3596da3-0569-4972-9638-17f87a8b8b5f.jpg?v=1693281767","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-new-technology-state-how-our-digital-dreams-became-societal-nightmares-and-what-we-can-do-about-it-9781637557464","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}