The Attenuated Politics of Popular Luddism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9200317 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Allison (0000-0003-2060-4816, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Pages | 44-50 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Monthly Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-0520 • E-ISSN: 0027-0520 |
| Publisher | Monthly Review Foundation (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14452/mr-076-07-2024-11_6 |
| OpenAlex | W4404932994 |
| Language | EN |
Mark Allison reviews Brian Merchant's timely Blood in the Machine (Little, Brown, and Co., 2023), finding in it a compelling historical account of the original Luddite movement with important parallels to our own age of Big Tech. However, Allison asks, are the lessons drawn from Blood in the Machine even possible within the confines of capitalism
Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · History · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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