{"product_id":"tech-when-silicon-valley-remakes-the-world-hardcover-2","title":"Tech: When Silicon Valley Remakes the World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOlivier Alexandre\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first holistic analysis of the space, mindset, and inner workings of Silicon Valley in a generation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sometimes only an outsider can show how an industry works--and how that industry works upon the world. In \u003ci\u003eTech, \u003c\/i\u003esociologist Olivier Alexandre takes us on a revealing tour of Silicon Valley's prominent personalities and vibrant networks to capture the way its denizens live, think, relate, and innovate, and how they shape the very code and conduct of business itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Even seasoned observers will gain insight into the industry's singular milieu from Alexandre's piercing eye. He spends as much time with Silicon Valley's major players as with those who fight daily to survive within a system engineered for disruption. Embedded deep within the community, Alexandre accesses rooms shut tight to the public and reports back on the motivations, ambitions, and radical vision guiding tech companies. From the conquest of space to quantum computing, engineers have recast the infinitely large and small. Some scientists predict the end of death and the replacement of human beings with machines. But at what cost? Alexandre sees a shadow hanging over the Valley, jeopardizing its future and the economy made in its image. Critical yet fair, \u003ci\u003eTech\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates anew a world of perpetual revolution.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlivier Alexandre is the Alexis de Tocqueville of Silicon Valley. If you want to understand the cultural forces driving the tech world today, read this book.--Fred Turner, author of \u003ci\u003eFrom Counterculture to Cyberculture: Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network, and the Rise of Digital Utopianism\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An eye-opening dive into the networks, places, and ideologies that made Silicon Valley. Alexandre provides a must-read for anyone interested in technology, culture, and inequality.\"--Ang?le Christin, author of \u003ci\u003eMetrics at Work\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003e Journalism and the Contested Meaning of Algorithms\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A nuanced portrait of Silicon Valley. With nearly a decade of interviews, from many vantage points, \u003ci\u003eTech\u003c\/i\u003e deploys an outside observer's keen eye to capture what has made the place persistently inimitable.\"--Randall Stross, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator, Silicon Valley's Most Exclusive School for Startups\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Insightful and thoroughly researched. One of the best books ever written on Silicon Valley.\"--Christophe L?cuyer, author of \u003ci\u003eMaking Silicon Valley: Innovation and the Growth of High Tech, 1930-1970\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOlivier Alexandre\u003c\/b\u003e is Research Fellow at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), as well as Deputy Director and founding member of its Center for Internet and Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.26 x 9.06 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47386437648633,"sku":"9780520413740","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/XdXhqrgp2j9780520413740_fca3deb4-e7c0-4501-8da2-671e5945112e.webp?v=1770189309","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/tech-when-silicon-valley-remakes-the-world-hardcover-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}