Blood In The Machine: The Origins Of The Rebellion Against Big Tech

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Book Title: Blood in the Machine : the Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech

Item Length: 9.6in

Item Height: 1.6in

Item Width: 6.5in

Author: Brian Merchant

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Topic: Automation, Economic History, Social Aspects, Development / General, Modern / General, History, Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837)

Publisher: Little Brown & Company

Publication Year: 2023

Genre: Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History

Item Weight: 25.5 Oz

Number of Pages: 496 Pages