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Bratton, Benjamin H., 1968-

The stack : on software and sovereignty / Benjamin H. Bratton. - 1 online resource. - Software Studies . - Software studies. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Credits; Preface; I The Models; Introduction; The Nomos of the Cloud; Platform and Stack, Model and Machine; II The Layers; Earth Layer; Cloud Layer; City Layer; Address Layer; Interface Layer; User Layer; III The Projects; The Stack to Come; The Black Stack; Glossary; Notes; Index.

A comprehensive political and design theory of planetary-scale computation proposing that The Stack -- an accidental megastructure -- is both a technological apparatus and a model for a new geopolitical architecture.

ISBN: 9780262330183 0262330180

Source: 900995 MIL

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ubiquitous computing.
Computer software--Human factors.
Computer software--Social aspects.
Computer software--Political aspects.
COMPUTERS / Computer Literacy
COMPUTERS / Computer Science
COMPUTERS / Data Processing
COMPUTERS / Hardware / General
COMPUTERS / Information Technology
COMPUTERS / Machine Theory
COMPUTERS / Reference
Computer software--Political aspects.
Intelligentes Netz.
Cloud Computing.
App.
Mobile Computing.
Internet der Dinge.
Intelligente Stadt.
Softwarearchitektur.
Logiciels.
Informatique.
Informatique--Aspect social.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: QA76.5915 / .B73 2015eb

Dewey Class. No.: 004