Bibliograph

Extrastatecraft, the power of infrastructure space, Keller Easterling

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Extrastatecraft, the power of infrastructure space, Keller Easterling

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

unknown

Main title

Extrastatecraft

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

883317878

Responsibility statement

Keller Easterling

Sub title

the power of infrastructure space

Summary

Infrastructure is not only the underground pipes and wires that control our cities but also the hidden rules for structuring the spaces all around us ' free trade zones, smart cities, suburbs and malls. Extrastatecraft charts the rise of the hidden rules that control this "infrastructure space," and shows how it is creating new forms of power, beyond the reach of government. In a series of fascinating case studies, Easterling visits fields of infrastructure with the greatest impact on our world ' tracking everything from standards for the thinness of credit cards, to the urbanism of mobile telephony as the world's largest shared platform, to the rules for the free zone as the most contagious new world city paradigm. In conclusion, she proposes some unexpected techniques for resisting power in a contemporary world. From the Hardcover edition

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor