000771509 000__ 04029cam\a22005778i\4500 000771509 001__ 771509 000771509 005__ 20210515123347.0 000771509 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000771509 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 000771509 008__ 170201s2016\\\\ilua\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000771509 010__ $$a 2016028653 000771509 019__ $$a964295236$$a964530706 000771509 020__ $$a9780252099069$$q(electronic book) 000771509 020__ $$a0252099060$$q(electronic book) 000771509 020__ $$z9780252040627 000771509 020__ $$z0252040627 000771509 020__ $$z9780252082122 000771509 020__ $$z0252082125 000771509 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn952139046 000771509 035__ $$a(OCoLC)952139046$$z(OCoLC)964295236$$z(OCoLC)964530706 000771509 035__ $$a771509 000771509 040__ $$aDLC$$beng$$erda$$cDLC$$dOCLCO$$dOCLCQ$$dOCLCO$$dN$T$$dYDX$$dJSTOR$$dP@U$$dEBLCP 000771509 042__ $$apcc 000771509 043__ $$aa-cc--- 000771509 049__ $$aISEA 000771509 05010 $$aHN740.Z9$$bI56795 2016eb 000771509 08200 $$a303.48/330951$$223 000771509 1001_ $$aQiu, Jack Linchuan,$$d1973-$$eauthor. 000771509 24510 $$aGoodbye iSlave :$$ba manifesto for digital abolition /$$cJack Linchuan Qiu. 000771509 263__ $$a1611 000771509 264_1 $$aUrbana :$$bUniversity of Illinois Press,$$c2016. 000771509 300__ $$a1 online resource (ix, 230 pages) :$$billustrations. 000771509 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000771509 337__ $$acomputer$$bn$$2rdamedia 000771509 338__ $$aonline resource$$bnc$$2rdacarrier 000771509 4901_ $$aGeopolitics of information 000771509 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000771509 5050_ $$a1. Departure: A Changing World -- 2. Patterns of Slavery -- 3. Manufacturing iSlave -- 4. Manufactured iSlave -- 5. Molding and Resisting Appconn -- 6. A Temporary Closure -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index. 000771509 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000771509 520__ $$a"Welcome to a brave new world of profit making, propelled by high technology, guarded by enterprising authority, and carried forward by millions of workers. These millions of bodies gather in gigantic factory complexes to produce coveted commodities--iPhones, iPads, and other gadgets--for consumers worldwide. Yet, at these same factories, working conditions are notoriously oppressive, to the point that a number of employees there have committed suicide. In this study, Jack Linchuan Qiu examines systems of domination, exploitation, and alienation in an era of information technology, global connectivity, and individual consumerism engineered by corporations in collusion with national and regional state authorities. Focusing on notorious Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn, Qiu conceptually develops the idea of iSlavery and the planetary Apple-Foxconn alliance he calls Appconn. Beginning with historical and legal explorations of slavery, he compares conditions of Foxconn workers to those of 17th century transatlantic slaves. Moving on from labor issues, he turns to fanatic consumption of digital media and argues that compulsive free labor contributions to commodity cycles constitute another form of iSlavery. Qiu relies on interviews, news analysis, and first-hand observation to clarify the circumstances faced by Foxconn workers and examine how a transborder working-class civil society was mobilized. He analyzes how media play a role in shaping public opinion and influencing corporate and state policies, ultimately affecting the fate of workers at the very bottom of the problematic new international division of labor"--$$cProvided by publisher. 000771509 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000771509 650_0 $$aInformation technology$$xSocial aspects$$zChina. 000771509 650_0 $$aInformation technology$$xMoral and ethical aspects$$zChina. 000771509 650_0 $$aInternet industry$$zChina$$xEmployees. 000771509 650_0 $$aSlavery. 000771509 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aQiu, Jack Linchuan, 1973- author.$$tGoodbye iSlave.$$dUrbana : University of Illinois Press, 2016$$z9780252040627$$w(DLC) 2016017207$$w(OCoLC)946905366 000771509 830_0 $$aGeopolitics of information. 000771509 852__ $$bacq 000771509 85280 $$bebk$$hEBSCOhost 000771509 85640 $$3eBooks on EBSCOhost$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1423208$$zOnline Access 000771509 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:771509$$pGLOBAL_SET 000771509 980__ $$aEBOOK 000771509 980__ $$aBIB 000771509 982__ $$aEbook 000771509 983__ $$aOnline 000771509 994__ $$a92$$bISE