The Hidden History of Big Brother in America

How the Death of Privacy and the Rise of Surveillance Threaten Us and Our Democracy [16pt Large Print Edition]

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Thom Hartmann

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This book deals with two very large and often amorphous concepts: privacy and surveillance in the context of both government and the marketplace. Both concepts have undergone changes over the millennia of recorded human history, and those changes have dramatically sped up and expanded over the past few centuries, starting with the widespread use of the printing press in the mid- to late-15th century when books and newspapers began to proliferate across Europe and the rest of the ''civilized'' world by the end of the 17th century. The development of radio, television and the internet in the 20th century heightened the need to define more clearly what both concepts meant and how they applied both to governments (the ''public sector'') and individual and corporate players (the ''private sector'')...

Author Biography:

Thom Hartmann is a progressive nationally and internationally syndicated talk show host. Talkers Magazine named him America's #1 most important progressive host and the host of one of the top ten talk radio shows in the country every year for more than a decade. A four-time recipient of the Project Censored Award, Hartmann is also a New York Times bestselling author of thirty-three books, translated into multiple languages. He was born in Michigan and retains strong ties to the Midwest, although he has lived in many regions. He now lives on the Columbia River in Portland, Oregon.

Release date NZ

March 8th, 2022

Author

Thom Hartmann

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

292

Dimensions

156x234x19

ISBN-13

9780369388230

Product ID

35908390

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