The pearly gates of cyberspace : a history of space from Dante to the Internet / Margaret Wertheim.
The pearly gates of cyberspace : a history of space from Dante to the Internet / Margaret Wertheim.
The pearly gates of cyberspace : a history of space from Dante to the Internet / Margaret Wertheim.
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Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton, c1999.
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N303.4834/47 , 303.4834/4
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Language
English
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Physical content
336 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
Introduction: The Pearly Gates of Cyberspace -- Ch. 1. Soul-Space -- Ch. 2. Physical Space -- Ch. 3. Celestial Space -- Ch. 4. Relativistic Space -- Ch. 5. Hyperspace -- Ch. 6. Cyberspace -- Ch. 7. Cyber Soul-Space -- Ch. 8. Cyber-Utopia.
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Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton, c1999.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1999.
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Summary
"Within this context, Wertheim suggests that cyberspace returns us to an almost medieval position: Once again we have a physical space for body and an immaterial space that many people hope will be a new space for soul. By linking the science of space to the wider cultural and religious milieu, Wertheim shows that the spiritualizing of cyberspace f...
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The pearly gates of cyberspace : a history of space from Dante to the Internet / Margaret Wertheim.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-322) and index.
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c1999.
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N303.4834/47 , 303.4834/4
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74VvVEQXzRjA
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ISBN
039304694X
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303.4834
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991010085149702626
