Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World (Back Bay Books)
Friday, 29 March 2024

In this history of Silicon Valley, Malcolm Harris examines how and why Northern California evolved in the particular, consequential way it did, tracing the ideologies, technologies, and policies that have been engineered there over the course of 150 years of Anglo settler colonialism, from IQ tests to the "tragedy of the commons," racial genetics, and "broken windows" theory.

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This is a story about how a small American suburb became a powerful engine for economic growth and war, and how it came to lead the world into the 21st century.

Author: Malcolm Harris
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Date: March 2024
Pages: 736
ISBN: 978-0316592017
Print: 0316592013
Kindle: B0B38T91QJ
Audience: General
Level: Introductory
Category: History

 

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