Bit Tyrants: The Political Economy of Silicon Valley
by Rob Larson
Description
In this sharp, irreverent examination of Silicon Valley, the author challenges the self-made mythology surrounding Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Amazon. Tracing the companies’ rise from ambitious startups to near-monopolies, the book explores the labor practices, market dynamics, political influence, and public-relations narratives that helped shape Big Tech’s extraordinary power. With incisive criticism and dark wit, it reveals how digital platforms have transformed work, commerce, communication, and democracy while concentrating wealth and control. The result is both a provocative critique of contemporary capitalism and a call to imagine more democratic alternatives for the digital age.
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paperback
Haymarket Books
Published Feb 4, 2020
246 pages
ISBN: 9781642590876
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First Published
2020
Language
eng
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