Palo Alto : a history of California, capitalism, and the world / Malcolm Harris.
2023
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Palo Alto : a history of California, capitalism, and the world / Malcolm Harris.
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Edition
First edition.
Imprint
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023.
Copyright
©2023
Description
viii, 708 pages : black and white illustrations ; 25 cm
Formatted Contents Note
1. Introduction
Section I. 1850-1900. 1.1 To whom time is money
1.2 The combine
1.3 Blood that trots young
Section II. 1900-1945. 2.1 Local ghosts
2.2 Bionomics
2.3 Hooverville
2.4 Men with potential
Section III. 1945-1975. 3.1 Space settlers
3.2. The solid state
3.3 Personal revolution
3.4 How to destroy an empire
Section IV. 1975-2000. 4.1 California über Alles
4.2 War capitalism
4.3 Jobs and Gates
4.4 Americas online
Section V. 2000-2020. 5.1 B2K
5.2 You better try to make me rich
5.3 Blister in the sun
6.1 Resolution.
Section I. 1850-1900. 1.1 To whom time is money
1.2 The combine
1.3 Blood that trots young
Section II. 1900-1945. 2.1 Local ghosts
2.2 Bionomics
2.3 Hooverville
2.4 Men with potential
Section III. 1945-1975. 3.1 Space settlers
3.2. The solid state
3.3 Personal revolution
3.4 How to destroy an empire
Section IV. 1975-2000. 4.1 California über Alles
4.2 War capitalism
4.3 Jobs and Gates
4.4 Americas online
Section V. 2000-2020. 5.1 B2K
5.2 You better try to make me rich
5.3 Blister in the sun
6.1 Resolution.
Summary
"In Palo Alto, the first comprehensive, global history of Silicon Valley, Malcolm Harris examines how and why Northern California evolved in the particular, consequential way it did, tracing the ideologies, technologies, and policies that have been engineered there over the course of 150 years of Anglo settler colonialism, from IQ tests to the "tragedy of the commons," racial genetics, and "broken windows" theory. The Internet and computers, too. It's a story about how a small American suburb became a powerful engine for economic growth and war, and how it came to lead the world into a surprisingly disastrous 21st century"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 633-677) and index.
Available in Other Form
Online version: Harris, Malcolm. Palo Alto. First edition. New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023
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Language
English
ISBN
9780316592031 (hardcover)
031659203X (hardcover)
031659203X (hardcover)
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