The nutmeg's curse / Amitav Ghosh

Titre : The nutmeg's curse : Parables for a planet in crisis Type de document : Ouvrage Auteurs : Amitav Ghosh, Auteur Editeur : Londres [Royaume-Uni] : John Murray Année de publication : 2021 Importance : 339 p. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-1-5293-6946-5 Langues : Français (fre) Termes (thésaurus) : Colonisation Environnement Histoire Industrie extractive secteur Patrimoine naturel Pollution Résumé : 'Do not miss this book' NAOMI KLEIN, author of This Changes Everything The history of the nutmeg is one of conquest and exploitation - of both human life and the natural environment - and the origin of our contemporary climate crisis. Tracing the threats to our future to the discovery of the New World and the sea route to the Indian Ocean, The Nutmeg's Curse argues that the dynamics of climate change are rooted in a centuries-old geopolitical order constructed by Western colonialism. The story of the nutmeg becomes a parable revealing the ways human history has always been entangled with earthly materials - spices, tea, sugarcane, opium, and fossil fuels. Our crisis, Ghosh shows, is ultimately the result of a mechanistic view of the earth, where nature exists only as a resource for humans to use for our own ends, rather than a force of its own, full of agency and meaning. Writing against the backdrop of the global pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests, Ghosh frames these historical stories in a way that connects our shared colonial past with the deep inequality we see around us today. By interweaving discussions on everything from the global history of the oil trade to the migrant crisis and the animist spirituality of indigenous communities around the world, The Nutmeg's Curse offers a sharp critique of contemporary society and speaks to the profoundly remarkable ways in which human history is shaped by non-human forces.

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Big data : A revolution that will transform how we live, work and think / Mayer-Schönberger Viktor

Titre : Big data : A revolution that will transform how we live, work and think Type de document : Ouvrage Auteurs : Mayer-Schönberger Viktor, Auteur ; Cukier Kenneth, Auteur Editeur : Londres [Royaume-Uni] : John Murray Année de publication : 2013 Importance : 242 Prix : 1 Termes (thésaurus) : Base de données Contrôle Espionnage Informatique Risque technologique Statistique mathématique Technologie de l'information et de la communication (TIC)

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The New Digital age / Schmidt Eric

Titre : The New Digital age Type de document : Ouvrage Auteurs : Schmidt Eric, Auteur ; Cohen Jared, Auteur Editeur : Londres [Royaume-Uni] : John Murray Année de publication : 2013 Importance : 315 p. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-1-84854-621-9 Termes (thésaurus) : Digitalisation Innovation technologique Internet Réseaux sociaux Site internet Sociologie des organisations Sociologie politique Résumé : 'This is the most important - and fascinating - book yet written about how the digital age will affect our world' Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs From two leading thinkers, the widely anticipated book that describes a new, hugely connected world of the future, full of challenges and benefits which are ours to meet and harness. The New Digital Age is the product of an unparalleled collaboration: full of the brilliant insights of one of Silicon Valley's great innovators - what Bill Gates was to Microsoft and Steve Jobs was to Apple, Schmidt (along with Larry Page and Sergey Brin) was to Google - and the Director of Google Ideas, Jared Cohen, formerly an advisor to both Secretaries of State Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton. Never before has the future been so vividly and transparently imagined. From technologies that will change lives (information systems that greatly increase productivity, safety and our quality of life, thought-controlled motion technology that can revolutionise medical procedures, and near-perfect translation technology that allows us to have more diversified interactions) to our most important future considerations (curating our online identity and fighting those who would do harm with it) to the widespread political change that will transform the globe (through transformations in conflict, increasingly active and global citizenries, a new wave of cyber-terrorism and states operating simultaneously in the physical and virtual realms) to the ever present threats to our privacy and security, Schmidt and Cohen outline in great detail and scope all the promise and peril awaiting us in the coming decades. A breakthrough book - pragmatic, inspirational and totally fascinating. Whether a government, a business or an individual, we must understand technology if we want to understand the future. 'A brilliant guidebook for the next century ...Schmidt and Cohen offer a dazzling glimpse into how the new digital revolution is changing our lives' Richard Branson

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