Goodbye iSlave: A Manifesto for Digital Abolition (Geopolitics of Information) by Qiu, Jack Linchuan

University of Illinois Press, 2017. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Illinois Press, 2017-09-28. Paperback. Used: Good.

University of Illinois Press, 2017-09-28. Paperback. Used:Good.

Univ of Illinois Pr, 2016. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 248 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.75 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. Welcome to a brave new world of capitalism propelled by high tech, guarded by enterprising authority, and carried forward by millions of laborers being robbed of their souls. Gathered into mammoth factory complexes and terrified into obedience, these workers feed the world's addiction to iPhones and other commodities--a generation of iSlaves trapped in a global economic system that relies upon and studiously ignores their oppression. Focusing on the alliance between Apple and the notorious Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn, Jack Linchuan Qiu examines how corporations and governments everywhere collude to build systems of domination, exploitation, and alienation. His interviews, news analysis, and first-hand observation show the circumstances faced by Foxconn workers--circumstances with vivid parallels in the Atlantic slave trade. Qiu also shows how the fanatic consumption of digital media also creates compulsive free labor that constitutes a form of bondage for the user.… Read More