Greening the media

by Maxwell, Richard

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Title Statements

Full title :Greening the media / Richard Maxwell, Toby Miller.

Summary

"You will never look at your cell phone, TV, or computer the same way after reading this book. Growing the Media not only reveals the dirty secrets that hide inside our favorite electronic devices; it also takes apart the myths that have pushed these gadgets to the center of our lives. Marshaling an astounding array of economic, environmental, and historical facts, Maxwell and Miller debunk the idea that information and communication technologies (ICT) are clean and ecologically benign. The authors show how the physical reality of making, consuming and discarding them is rife with toxic ingredients, poisonous working conditions, and hazardous waste. But all is not lost. As the title suggests, Maxwell and Miller dwell critically on these environmental problems in order to think creatively about ways to solve them. They enlist a range of potential allies in this effort to foster greener media--from green consumers to green citizens, with stops along the way to hear from exploited workers, celebrities, and assorted bureaucrats. Ultimately, Greening the Media rethinks the status of print and screen technologies, opening new lines of historical and social analysis of ICT, consumer electronics, and media production."--Back cover.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2012.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2012.

The Physical Object

Description:ix, 246 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780199914678, 0199914672, 9780195325201, 0195325206
oclc:ocn180753609
LC Classification:HM1206
Dewey Decimal:302.23

Consumers -- Words -- Screens -- Workers -- Bureaucrats -- Citizens.

Subjects

Arbeitsbedingungen Diskursanalyse Elektronikschrott Environmental aspects Herstellung Informationstechnische Industrie mass media Mass media -- Political aspects Mass media -- Social aspects Médias -- Aspect social Ökologische Bewegung POLITICAL ASPECTS Social aspects Umweltbelastung UMWELTSCHUTZ Unterhaltungselektronik