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Behind the silicon curtain : the seductions of work in a lonely era

by Dennis Hayes

Paper Book, 1989

Status

Available

Pages

215

Tags

Social and Political Science

Genres

Collection

Publication

Boston, MA : South End Press, c1989.

Description

An eloquent, inside account of trouble in the ersatz paradise of Silicon Valley...The expose of the 'clean rooms' will shock readers...Discussions of computer hackers...and desperate entrepreneurs condemn the corporate atmosphere...The documentation and...daring are commendable.--"Kirkus Reviews"

Subjects

Computer industry California Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)

Language

Physical description

215 p.; 22 cm

ISBN

0896083500 / 9780896083509

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Rating

½ (2 ratings; 4.8)

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