Unravelling utopias and dystopias -- The techno-scientific utopias of modernity : from real to virtual -- Virtual utopias and the imaginary of the internet -- The dystopian worlds of techno-science -- Virtual dystopias and the imaginary of the internet -- Beyond virtual utopias and dystopias?

"Uncovers the roots of our cultural responses to the internet, which are centred upon a profoundly ambivalent reaction to technological modernity. Majid Yar argues that only by understanding our society's reactions to technological innovation can we develop a balanced and considered response to the changes and challenges that the internet brings in its wake."-- Información de la cubierta