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How Not to Network a Nation: The Uneasy History of the Soviet Internet (Information Policy),Used
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How, despite thirty years of effort, Soviet attempts to build a national computer network were undone by socialists who seemed to behave like capitalists.Between 1959 and 1989, Soviet scientists and officials made numerous attempts to network their nationto construct a nationwide computer network. None of these attempts succeeded, and the enterprise had been abandoned by the time the Soviet Union fell apart. Meanwhile, ARPANET, the American precursor to the Internet, went online in 1969. Why did the Soviet network, with toplevel scientists and patriotic incentives, fail while the American network succeeded? In How Not to Network a Nation, Benjamin Peters reverses the usual cold war dualities and argues that the American ARPANET took shape thanks to wellmanaged state subsidies and collaborative research environments and the Soviet network projects stumbled because of unregulated competition among selfinterested institutions, bureaucrats, and others. The capitalists behaved like socialists while the socialists behaved like capitalists.After examining the midcentury rise of cybernetics, the science of selfgoverning systems, and the emergence in the Soviet Union of economic cybernetics, Peters complicates this uneasy role reversal while chronicling the various Soviet attempts to build a unified information network. Drawing on previously unknown archival and historical materials, he focuses on the final, and most ambitious of these projects, the AllState Automated System of Management (OGAS), and its principal promoter, Viktor M. Glushkov. Peters describes the rise and fall of OGASits theoretical and practical reach, its vision of a national economy managed by network, the bureaucratic obstacles it encountered, and the institutional stalemate that killed it. Finally, he considers the implications of the Soviet experience for today's networked world.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main topic of 'How Not to Network a Nation'? A: 'How Not to Network a Nation' explores the history of Soviet attempts to build a national computer network and compares it to the success of the American ARPANET.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The book is authored by Benjamin Peters.
- Q: What is the publication date of this book? A: 'How Not to Network a Nation' was published on September 8, 2017.
- Q: What are the key themes discussed in the book? A: The book discusses themes such as the failure of Soviet networking efforts, the impact of social and bureaucratic factors, and the comparison of socialist and capitalist approaches to technology.
- Q: Is this book suitable for readers interested in technology history? A: Yes, it is ideal for readers interested in the history of technology, internet development, and the socio-political dynamics affecting technological advancements.
- Q: How many pages does the book have? A: 'How Not to Network a Nation' has a total of 312 pages.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: The book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: What kind of research does the author use in this book? A: The author draws on previously unknown archival and historical materials to support his arguments.
- Q: Can this book help understand today's networked world? A: Yes, it discusses the implications of the Soviet experience for understanding modern networked environments.
- Q: What edition of the book is available? A: The book is available in a reprint edition.