The Dazzle of the Digital - Unbundling India Online (Hardcover)

The Dazzle of the Digital is written in the context of digital technology's inextricable link with progress and modernity in India, with the COVID pandemic in the backdrop. Digital technology such as smartphones and the internet exemplify the popular ideal of a modernity where the proliferation of data and information seamlessly translates into knowledge and value. The authors attempt to wrestle with this impulsive conflation of the digital with the modern, and argue that the former can sometimes retard progress rather than foster it. They provide examples from various spheres - ranging from public service delivery to private markets - to unpack the pitfalls of a blinkered view on modernity. The book presents an objective take on the potential of digital technology, written with the hope that it will prompt greater societal reflection on technology as a lever for advancement, at a time when the march of everything digital is inexorable.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Focus on Modern Subjects
Release date:	October 2022
First published:	2023
Authors:	Meghna Bal • Vivan Sharan
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	124
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-34303-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General
LSN:	0-367-34303-7
Barcode:	9780367343033

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