Power and progress: our thousand-year struggle over technology and prosperity (Record no. 356079)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20240708043711.0 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781399804462 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 303.483 ACE |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Acemoglu, Daron |
| 9 (RLIN) | 4394 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Power and progress: our thousand-year struggle over technology and prosperity |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Basic Books |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2023 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 546 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Throughout history, technological change - whether in the form of agricultural improvements in the Middle Ages, the Industrial Revolution, or today's artificial intelligence - has been viewed as a main driver of prosperity, working in the public interest. The reality, though, is that technology is shaped by what powerful people want and believe, generating riches, social respect, cultural prominence, and further political voice for those already powerful. For most of the rest of us, there is the illusion of progress.<br/><br/>Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson debunk modern techno-optimism through a dazzling, original account of how technological choices have changed the course of history. From vivid stories of how the economic surplus of the Middle Ages was appropriated by an ecclesiastical elite to build cathedrals while the peasants starved, to the making of vast fortunes from digital technologies today as millions are pushed towards poverty, we see how the path of technology is determined and who influences its trajectory. |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Technology Sector |
| 9 (RLIN) | 4395 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Technology - Economic aspects |
| 9 (RLIN) | 4396 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Science and Technology |
| 9 (RLIN) | 4397 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Progress |
| 9 (RLIN) | 4398 |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Johnson, Simon |
| 9 (RLIN) | 4399 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date due | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Not Missing | Not Damaged | Gandhi Smriti Library | Gandhi Smriti Library | 2024-07-08 | 899.00 | 3 | 303.483 ACE | 177322 | 2025-08-30 | 2024-08-27 | 2024-08-27 | 2024-07-08 | Books |