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Cybernetic Revolutionaries : Technology and Politics in Allende's Chile, Paperback by Medina, Eden, ISBN 0262525968, ISBN-13 9780262525961, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A historical study of Chile's twin experiments with cybernetics and socialism, and what they tell us about the relationship of technology and politics.

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A historical study of Chile's twin experiments with cybernetics and socialism, and what they tell us about the relationship of technology and politics. In Cybernetic Revolutionaries , Eden Medina tells the history of two intersecting utopian visions, one political and one technological. The first was Chile's experiment with peaceful socialist change under Salvador Allende; the second was the simultaneous attempt to build a computer system that would manage Chile's economy. Neither vision was fully realized-Allende's government ended with a violent military coup; the system, known as Project Cybersyn, was never completely implemented-but they hold lessons for today about the relationship between technology and politics. Drawing on extensive archival material and interviews, Medina examines the cybernetic system envisioned by the Chilean government-which was to feature holistic system design, decentralized management, human-computer interaction, a national telex network, near real-time control of the growing industrial sector, and modeling the behavior of dynamic systems. She also describes, and documents with photographs, the network's Star Trek-like operations room, which featured swivel chairs with armrest control panels, a wall of screens displaying data, and flashing red lights to indicate economic emergencies. Studying project Cybersyn today helps us understand not only the technological ambitions of a government in the midst of political change but also the limitations of the Chilean revolution. This history further shows how human attempts to combine the political and the technological with the goal of creating a more just society can open new technological, intellectual, and political possibilities. Technologies, Medina writes, are historical texts; when we read them we are reading history.

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Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262525968
ISBN-13
9780262525961
eBay Product ID (ePID)
174905593

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Author
Eden Medina
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Economic Conditions, World / Caribbean & Latin American, History, Government & Business, Cybernetics
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Genre
Computers, Business & Economics, Political Science
Number of Pages
342 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
7in
Item Weight
18.6 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Jl2631.M43 2014
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
"This is indispensable reading for historians of Latin America and historians of technology alike."." -- Suzanne Moone , American Historical Review, "...Medina has written a wonderful, accessible book, a thorough examination of aproject that generally serves as an enigmatic aside in other histories. At times it's quite a romp,as befits a story with an extraordinary character like Beer at its heart. And it's a splendidintroduction to Beer's thoughts, his ideals and the history of cybernetics." -- IconMagazine, "...Medina has written a wonderful, accessible book, a thorough examination of a project that generally serves as an enigmatic aside in other histories. At times it's quite a romp, as befits a story with an extraordinary character like Beer at its heart. And it's a splendid introduction to Beer's thoughts, his ideals and the history of cybernetics." -- Icon Magazine, ...Medina has written a wonderful, accessible book, a thorough examination of a project that generally serves as an enigmatic aside in other histories. At times it's quite a romp, as befits a story with an extraordinary character like Beer at its heart. And it's a splendid introduction to Beer's thoughts, his ideals and the history of cybernetics., "This is indispensable reading for historians of Latin America and historians oftechnology alike."." -- Suzanne Moone , American HistoricalReview
Publication Name
Cybernetic Revolutionaries : Technology and Politics in Allende's Chile
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
303.48/33098309047
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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